What are the effects and functions of Fritillaria cirrhosa?

The therapeutic value of Fritillaria cirrhosa can be manifested in many aspects. It can help clear away heat, moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It can also treat chronic cough, spitting and coughing up blood, as well as qi deficiency and exogenous infection. The health benefits of correct consumption are very high.

1. The efficacy of Fritillaria cirrhosa:

Clears heat and moistens the lungs, resolves phlegm and relieves cough. It is used for dry cough due to lung heat, dry cough with little sputum, cough due to yin deficiency, and cough with blood. It is used to treat consumptive cough, spitting of blood, chest depression, pulmonary emphysema, lung abscess, throat congestion, and breast abscess. The dosage is 3 to 9 g; grind into powder and take 1 to 2 g at a time. There are several sources, namely, Sichuan Fritillaria, Dark Purple Fritillaria, Gansu Fritillaria and Sophora flavescens. It should not be used together with Aconitum-type medicinal materials.

2. The role of Fritillaria cirrhosa:

1. Clear away heat and resolve phlegm, moisten the lungs and relieve cough

1. Cough, sudden cough and wheezing due to wind and cold. 2. Stroke-induced orifice blockage, epilepsy, etc.

2. Relieve depression and resolve stagnation;

1. Depression, worry, chest tightness and abdominal distension. 2. Gall. 3. Mastitis, carbuncle and swelling. 4. Milk does not come out.

3. Methods/Steps

For the treatment of prostatic hypertrophy, take 25 g each of Fritillaria, Sophora flavescens, and Codonopsis pilosula. Decoction in water. Generally, the effect will be seen after taking 3 to 5 doses in a row.

For the treatment of indigestion in infants and young children, crush Fritillaria cirrhosa, pass through a 80-100 mesh sieve, and divide into portions for use. Take 0.1 g per kilogram of body weight three times a day.

For the treatment of liver cirrhosis and ascites, take 15g of Chuanbei and processed Gan Sui (fried with vinegar until beads appear), grind into fine powder. Take it with 20 jujubes in the morning on an empty stomach or put it into capsules for oral administration, 2-3 times a week. Also boil water with Imperata root and drink it as tea. After the ascites disappears, take Buzhong Yiqi Pills. It is forbidden for those with severe heart disease or ulcers.