This product is the bulb of the perennial herbaceous plant Tendrilleaf Fritillary Bulb (Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don), Dark Purple Fritillary Bulb (Funibracteata Hsiao et K. C. Hsia), Gansu Fritillary Bulb (F. przewalskii Maxim.), or Delavay Fritillary Bulb (F. delavayi Franch.) of the Lily Bulb family. The first three are commonly referred to as "Songmu" and "Qingbei" based on different characteristics; the latter is known as "Lubei". It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, and other regions. The bulbs are harvested in summer and autumn, the fibrous roots and coarse skin are removed, and then they are dried in the sun for use in their raw form.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter and sweet, slightly cold. Act on lung and heart meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and resolving phlegm, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, dispersing nodules and reducing swelling.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for deficiency fatigue cough, lung heat dry cough. This product is cold in nature and slightly bitter in taste, capable of clearing the lungs and discharging heat transformation phlegm, and also sweet and moist in quality to moisten the lung and relieve cough, especially suitable for internal damage chronic cough disease, dry phlegm, and heat phlegm syndromes. Used for lung deficiency labor cough, yin deficiency chronic cough disease with phlegm, often paired with Coastal Glehnia Root, Ophiopogon Tuber, etc., to nourish yin and moisten the lung, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. For lung heat lung dryness cough, often paired with Anemarrhena to relieve dryness and moisten the lung, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, such as Ermu Pill.
2. Used for scrofula sores and acute mastitis, lung abscess. This product can clear heat, release depression, and resolve phlegm to disperse nodules. For phlegm fire stagnation scrofula, paired with Scrophularia Root, oyster shell, etc., to resolve phlegm, soften hardness, and eliminate scrofula, such as Scrofula-Eliminating Pill: For heat toxin congestion sores, lung abscess, often paired with Dandelion, Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb, etc., to clear heat and remove toxin, subdue swelling and dissipate bind.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Benjing: "Mainly treats cold-damage disease, vexing heat, dribbling urinary block, pathogenic qi, hernia-like abdominal masses, pharyngitis, difficult lactation, incised wounds, and wind tetany."
2. Bencao Huiyan: "Fritillaria Bulb is a medicine that opens depression, lowers qi, and resolves phlegm. It moistens the lungs, disperses phlegm, stops cough, and stabilizes panting. For patterns of deficiency fatigue and fire binding, Fritillaria Bulb is the primary remedy."
3. 《Materia Medica Compilation》: "Treats deficiency fatigue cough, hematemesis, hemoptysis, lung atrophy, lung abscess, acute mastitis in women, Yongju, and various depression patterns."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 3-10g, or take 1-2g in powdered form.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Anti-Aconite Mother Root.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains various alkaloids, such as Tendrilleaf Fritillary Bulb alkaloid, Fritillaria Bulb alkaloid, Qingbei alkaloid, Lubei alkaloid, Songbei alkaloid, etc.

1. Both the total alkaloids and non-alkaloid parts of Fritillaria Bulb have antitussive effects; the liquid extract of Sichuan Fritillaria and Tendrilleaf Fritillary Bulb alkaloid have varying degrees of phlegm-dispelling effects.
2. Fritillaria Bulb alkaloid also has antispasmodic effects.
3. Intravenous injection of Sichuan Fritillaria alkaloid in cats has a hypotensive effect and causes temporary respiratory depression. Xibei alkaloid also has a hypotensive effect on anesthetized dogs.
4. Fritillaria Bulb alkaloid can increase the tension of the isolated uterus in guinea pigs.
5. The total alkaloids of Fritillaria Bulb have anti-ulcer effects.