What are the medicinal values ​​of Fritillaria?

We often see Fritillaria in some medicines. Although we are familiar with this medicine and know that it can be used to treat many diseases, many people still do not understand the specific effects of Fritillaria, and therefore cannot use this medicine correctly. Some people even use Fritillaria incorrectly, causing serious harm to the body. So what is the medicinal value of Fritillaria?

Clears heat and moistens the lungs; resolves phlegm and relieves cough. It is used to treat lung heat and dry cough; dry cough with little sputum; Yin deficiency and fatigue cough; coughing up blood in sputum; scrofula; and mastitis.

① "Ben Jing": It is used to treat fever caused by typhoid fever, stranguria caused by evil spirits, hernia, throat paralysis, breast problems, wounds and wind spasm.

② "Bencao Gangmu" (Bencao Gangmu): eliminates phlegm and moistens the heart and lungs. Grind it into powder and mix it with sugar to make pills, which can be swallowed to stop cough; burn it into ash and apply the oil to treat ulcers of humans and animals.

③ "Bencao Shu": It can treat tumors and ulcers, protect the heart, and astringe and detoxify.

④ "Changsha Yaojie": Fritillaria is bitter and cold in nature, it can dissipate heat, cool the lungs, reduce turbidity and eliminate phlegm, its power is not small, but it can clear the lungs without damaging the stomach qi, which is very commendable.

⑤ "Bencao Huiyan": Fritillaria is a medicine that can relieve depression, reduce gas, and resolve phlegm. It can moisten the lungs and eliminate phlegm, relieve cough and asthma, and treat symptoms of deficiency and fatigue with fire accumulation. Fritillaria is the first dose to use.

⑥ "Materia Medica": It can treat deficiency heat and difficult labor by grinding it into powder and taking it orally; it can also treat the retention of placenta. Take seven pieces of powder and take it with wine; the powder can be applied to the eyes to remove skin cataracts; it can treat chest and flank reverse qi, jaundice, and can be used together with Forsythia suspensa to treat tumors under the neck.

⑦ "Bielu": Treats abdominal fullness, fullness under the heart, aversion to wind and cold, dizziness, straight neck, cough and shortness of breath, stops restlessness, heat and thirst, sweating, calms the five internal organs, and benefits the bone marrow.

For some patients with damp heat in the body and phlegm in the throat but not serious, Fritillaria can be used to treat the disease. It not only has a good therapeutic effect, but also will not cause serious damage to the patient's stomach qi during the treatment. Patients suffering from jaundice can also use this medicine to treat their disease.