| Family |
Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily |
Campanuloideae |
| Scientific name |
Platycodon grandiflorus (Nicolaus von Jacquin) A. de Candolle |
| Synonyms |
Campanula gentianoides Lamarck; Campanula glandiflora Nicolaus von Jacquin;
Platycodon autumalis Decaisne; Platycodon autumnole Decaisne; Platycodon
chinense Lindley & Paxton; Platycodon gentianoides Lamarck; Platycodon
glauca Thunberg; Platycodon glaucum (Thunberg) Nakai; Platycodon grandiflorum
(Nicolaus von Jacquin) A. de Candolle; Platycodon grandiflorum (Nicolaus
von Jacquin) A. de Candolle var. candolleanus Franchet; Platycodon grandiflorum
(Nicolaus von Jacquin) A. de Candolle var. glaucum (Thunberg) Siebold &
Zuccarini; Platycodon grandiflorus (Nicolaus von Jacquin) A. de Candolle
var. glaucus Siebold & Zuccarini; Wahlenbergia grandiflora Schrader |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) kikyo (キキョウ, 桔梗 [meaning: kikyo = Japanese pronunciation
of Chinese name]) |
| (English common name) balloon-flower, Japanese balloon-flower, Chinese
balloon-flower |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China |
| Habitat |
Field |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=18 |
| Description |
Plants 40-100cm tall. Leaves 4-7cm long, 1.5-4cm wide. Flower blue 4-5cm
across, flowering in August to September (also in June to July in lowland).
Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A. DC. |
| Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A. DC. |
| Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A. DC. |
| Promotion of absorption of drugs administered through the alimentary system (US Patent 4501734/1985) |
| Process for preparing a watersoluble composition containing ginkgo leaf
extracts (US Patent 5128131/1992) |
| Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing bezoar bovis and preparation for its manufacture (US Patent 5133964/1992) |
| Process for the preparation of pharmaceutical liquid composition containing Bezoar bovis (US Patent 5164184/1992) |
| Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing Bezoar bovis (US Patent 5225203/1993) |
| Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing bezoar bovis and preparation for its manufacture (US Patent 5190757/1993) |
| Antiviral agent containing crude drug (US Patent 5411733/1995) |
| Compositions and method of treating cardio-, cerebro-vascular and alzheimer's diseases and depression (US Patent 5589182/1996) |
| Skin care compositions for treating cellulite (US Patent 5667793/1997) |
| Prevention of mammary carcinogenesis and breast cancer treatment (US Patent 5721345/1998) |
| Multicomponent clostridial vaccines using saponin adjuvants (US Patent 6083512/2000) |
| Agricultural product microscreen method and apparatus (US Patent 6150158/2000) |
| Dietary supplement containing herbal extracts which promotes healthy hair growth on the scalp (US Patent 6183749/2001) |
| Hair dye and hair-dyeing methods using the same (US Patent 6656229/2003) |
| Herbal remedies for treating allergies and asthma (US Patent 6630176/2003) |
| Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of diabetes mellitus (US Patent 6692777/2004) |
| Medicines manufactured from old platycodon extracts (US Patent 6902748/2005) |
| Food coloring substances and method for their preparation (US Patent 6881430/2005) |
| Compositions for inducing secretion of insulin-like growth factor-1 (US Patent 6984405/2006) |
| Baicalin and its derivatives as a treatment for SARS coronavirus infection or other related infections (US Patent 20050215494) |
| Compisition having bone resorption inhibition-related effect and method for inhibiting bone resorption (US Patent 20070231414) |
| Note |
There are many kind of caltiver plants of Campanula glauca. |
