The efficacy and function of Puqi Fritillaria

As the pressure of modern life increases, more and more health care methods are emerging, but the most popular ones are still traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine that have been tested for thousands of years. For example, Puqi Fritillaria, what are the effects and functions of Puqi Fritillaria? Let me introduce it to you today.

【English name】 Bulbus Fritllariae Puqiensis

[Other names] Cattail, lantern flower

[Source] It is the bulb of Fritllaria puqiensis GDYu et GYChen, a plant of the Liliaceae family .

[Original form] Perennial herb, 30 to 100 cm tall. The bulb is oblate, 2-3 cm in diameter, with 2 (-3) fleshy scales of nearly equal or unequal size, embracing. The two leaves below the stem are mostly opposite, and the rest are opposite or whorled, sometimes scattered; the leaves are lanceolate, narrowly lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 6.5-18cm long, 0.4-2.3cm wide, with the tip not curled or curved, sometimes slightly curved. There are 1 to 3 flowers, rarely 4, which are drooping, bell-shaped, light yellow with purple spots or squares; there are 1 to 4 bracts, leaf-like, smaller than leaves, and the apex is usually strongly curled; the outer tepals are 3, broadly lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, 3.4-5.7cm long, 0.5-1.5cm wide, and the inner tepals are 3, broadly lanceolate or nearly elliptic, nearly as long as the outer tepals, 0.8-1.9cm wide, and the nectary fossa is obviously protruding; the stamens are about 2/5-4/5 of the length of the tepals, the filaments do not have papillae, and the anthers are nearly basilar; the stigma lobes are 3-6.5mm long.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in low mountain areas with an altitude of 200-400m. It is mainly produced in Hubei and is widely cultivated.

[Properties] The bulb is slightly inverted conical or oblate, with a diameter of 1.7 to 2.8 cm and a height of 1.3 to 2.4 cm. The surface is yellow-brown with granular protrusions. The two outer scales are nearly equal in size, with cracks at the top and uneven bottom. Tastes bitter.

【Chemical composition】 Contains purpurogenol.

[Nature and flavor] Same as Hubei Fritillaria.

【Functions and indications】 Clears heat and moistens the lungs, relieves cough and resolves phlegm, and disperses nodules.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above is an introduction to Puqi Fritillaria. Through this introduction we can understand that Puqi Fritillaria has high medicinal value and can effectively relieve many diseases, but remember not to take it indiscriminately.