Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Wonderful Plants
Type:
Remedy
Chapter:
666.34.10
666.34.10 Platycodon grandiflorum
English: Chinese bellflower.
Korean: doraji.
Use: ornamental; salads.
Culture: the pentagram is sometimes called the "Bellflower seal"; symbol of the Onmyoryo (Bureau of Taoist Geomancy); associations with Abe no Seimei and the Five Chinese Elements; manga and anime series Bleach, the insignia for the Fourth Division is the Bellflower; the meaning behind it is “Those who grieve are loved”.
Mind
Those who grieve are loved.
Body
General: inflammations.
Nose: colds.
Lungs: coughs.