What are the medicinal values ​​of Fritillaria cirrhosa

Chinese medicine has experienced thousands of years of cultural sedimentation. Later, in the process of slow accumulation, a lot of Chinese medicines have been accumulated. The types and quantities of Chinese medicines are different, and the scale is almost astonishing. Chinese medicine can treat various difficult and complicated diseases. Fritillaria thunbergii is one of them. This kind of Chinese medicine is not only very simple, but also easy to understand. So what is the value of Fritillaria thunbergii?

[Other name] Pingbei

[Source] This product is Fritillaria thunbergii of the Liliaceae family. Dried bulbs. Dig up in spring, remove the outer skin, fibrous roots and mud and sand, and dry in the sun or at low temperature.

[Properties] This product is oblate spherical, 0.5-1cm high and 0.6-2cm in diameter. The surface is milky white or light yellowish white, with two outer scales, which are thick, similar in size or slightly larger and clasped together, with slightly flat or slightly concave apex, often slightly cracked; the central scale is small. The texture is firm and brittle, with floury fracture. It has a faint smell and a bitter taste.

【Identification】(1) This product is white powder. Single starch granules are mostly round-triangular, oval, round-shell, triangular-oval, or long-cocoon-shaped, with a diameter of 6 to 58 (74) μm and a length of about 67 μm. The hilum is fissure-shaped, dot-shaped, or herringbone-shaped, mostly located at the smaller end, with fine layers. Semi-compound granules are rare, with two hilums; single granules with multiple hilums are visible, with 2 to 4 hilums. Stomata are round or oblate, with a diameter of 40 to 48 (50) μm, and 4 to 6 accessory cells.

[Processing] Remove impurities and crush before use.

【Nature and flavor】Bitter, sweet, slightly cold.

[return through meridians] Returns to the lung and heart meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away 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.

[Usage and Dosage] 3-9g, grind into powder and take with water, 1-2g at a time.

【Note】It should not be used together with Aconitum-type medicinal materials.

[Storage] Place in a ventilated and dry place to prevent moth damage.

【Excerpt】National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicines

You should know that the price of Fritillaria dahurica is very wide. Fritillaria dahurica itself is bitter, sweet and a little bit cold. It is very helpful for treating lung heat, colds, coughs and sore throats. The powder ground from Fritillaria dahurica is white paint itself, which can also have the effect of sterilization and disinfection, and the effect on the body is very good.