What are the medicinal values ​​of Fritillaria cirrhosa?

Fritillaria cirrhosa is a lily plant that grows in plateau areas and is also a Chinese medicinal material. People also use it as a food ingredient in daily life, especially Fritillaria cirrhosa and snow pear, which are loved by many people. Stewing Fritillaria cirrhosa with rock sugar and snow pear and adding wolfberry will taste very good. In fact, in addition to its edible value, Fritillaria cirrhosa is also very effective in treating many diseases as a traditional Chinese medicine, which is one of the reasons why it is so expensive. So what are the medicinal values ​​of Fritillaria cirrhosa? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

Fritillaria cirrhosa is abbreviated as Chuanbei. It is named "Chuanbei" because it is mainly produced in Sichuan. It is also known as curly-leaf Fritillaria. It is an underground spherical bulb of a perennial herb in the Liliaceae family, and the bulb is used as medicine. Fritillaria cirrhosa contains fritillary alkaloids, both the total alkaloid and the non-alkaloid parts of which have antitussive effects. In addition, Fritillaria cirrhosa has the effects of expectoration and lowering blood pressure.

How to eat Fritillaria cirrhosa

1. Pork lung and Fritillaria soup: 150 grams of pork lung, 15 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa, 60 grams of sugar, 30 grams of lily, 30 grams of yam, and 20 grams of coix seed. Decoction for consumption. It is mainly used to treat yin and yang deficiency type of pulmonary tuberculosis, which is manifested by coughing and spitting blood, bone steaming and tuberculosis fever, night sweats and spermatorrhea, weak body, shortness of breath and spontaneous sweating, puffy face and limb swelling, decreased appetite, loose stools, red tongue with little fluid or pale tongue with fat body and teeth marks, and a weak pulse.

2. Chicken stewed with Salvia miltiorrhiza and Fritillaria cirrhosa: 10 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa, 10 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 200 grams of chicken, 20 grams of mushrooms, 10 grams of Shaoxing wine, 5 grams of salt, 10 grams of green onion, and 5 grams of ginger. Wash the chicken and cut into 4 cm cubes. Soak the mushrooms, wash them and cut them into two pieces. Soak the salvia miltiorrhiza and cut them into 3 cm long segments. Crush the ginger and cut the green onion into sections. Put chicken, salvia miltiorrhiza, fritillaria cirrhosa, mushrooms, Shaoxing wine, salt, ginger and onions into the pot, add 400 ml of soup, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer for 1 hour. This soup promotes blood circulation, promotes yang, relieves cough and removes blood stasis. It is mainly suitable for patients with phlegm and congestion type coronary heart disease.

3. Snow pear and Fritillaria porridge: 100 grams of polished rice, 500 grams of pear. Soak the Fritillaria cirrhosa in cold water for 1 hour and then take it out; soak the round glutinous rice in cold water for 1 hour and then drain and set aside. Wash the pear, peel it, cut it open, remove the core, and slice it for later use. Pour water into the porridge pot, bring to a boil over high heat, add Fritillaria cirrhosa and round glutinous rice, reduce heat to low and continue cooking for 40 minutes, then add pear slices and cook for 20 minutes, finally season with rock sugar. This porridge is sweet and delicious, cools and moistens the lungs, and can be used for people with long-term coughs.

The above is what I introduced to you about the medicinal value of Fritillaria cirrhosa. Regular consumption of Fritillaria cirrhosa has a very good effect on clearing heat and moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough for patients with colds. Compared with western medicine, it has fewer side effects and is very mild. Friends who often catch colds may wish to always have some Fritillaria cirrhosa on hand. In addition, it is recommended that children under two years old should not take too much Fritillaria cirrhosa to avoid damage, because their bodies are not fully developed and their spleen and stomach functions are poor.