Abstract
In the one of the last supplements to the European Pharmacopoeia (Supl. 9.4) figures several herbal medicinal raw materials, so far unknown and not used in official Central European phytotherapy. In the first part of planed article series, the therapeutic values of species from Bupleurum genus, which are a new saponin providing raw materials, were presented. The second part is devoted to the botanical, ecological and chemical characteristics of Platycodon grandiflorus (balloon flower). This species also provides the new saponin raw material – Platycodi radix. The major part of the article is concerned to the review of different therapeutic applications of that raw material confirmed by the scientific researches. In the article the well established use in the traditional chinese medicine was emphasized. Moreover, the attention was paid also on the fact, that for about 20 years, plant has had the World Health Organization (WHO) monograph. In addition, the importance of the plant in the food and cosmetic industry was pointed. The aim of the article is familiarization with the basic knowledge about this species in the pharmaceutical and medical environment.
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