[[File:Balloon Flower.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Platycodon Grandiflora]]
Other Names: Jie-Geng, Platycodon grandiflora, Platycodon root, Radix Platycodonis, Chinese bellflower<br>
A hardy perennial featuring star-like, blue-violet flowers. Plants will bloom all summer long.The root of the plant is mainly used as medicine and as a dietary supplement. The edible root can be chopped up fine, put into a tea bag or stainless steel tea ball and steeped for a few minutes in boiled water to make a tea. Honey can be used to improve the taste.
==Special Precautions of Balloon Flower==
* Contraindicated in hemoptysis and tuberculosis