Fritillaria cirrhosa is a Liliaceae plant, which mainly belongs to the underground bulbs of Fritillaria nigra and Fritillaria cirrhosa.
Fritillaria thunbergii is a Liliaceae plant, which is the underground bulb of Fritillaria thunbergii. Mainly produced in Zhejiang, referred to as Fritillaria thunbergii. Because of its origin in Xiangshan, Zhejiang, it is also called Xiangbei, or Xiangbei for short. Fritillaria thunbergii is also called Fritillaria thunbergii because its shape is bigger than Fritillaria thunbergii.
Fritillaria thunbergii is the tuber of Fritillaria thunbergii, a perennial climber of Cucurbitaceae.
Fritillaria cirrhosa and Fritillaria thunbergii have similar effects, both of which have the functions of relieving cough, resolving phlegm, clearing away heat and resolving hard mass. However, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae is cool and sweet, has strong antitussive and expectorant effects, and can moisten the lungs, so it can be used regardless of excessive phlegm, especially for hot phlegm, dry phlegm, cough due to lung deficiency, chronic cough, scanty phlegm, dry throat and blood in phlegm. (Not applicable to cold phlegm and damp phlegm), it is also commonly used for syndromes such as chest depression, lung flaccidity and lung carbuncle. Because of its mild nature and light smell, children and the elderly and infirm will not hurt their stomachs if they take it for a long time, but its efficacy of clearing fire and dispersing stagnation is not as good as that of Fritillaria thunbergii. Fritillaria thunbergii tastes bitter and cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, resolving stagnation and detoxifying, and is good at clearing fire and resolving stagnation. Clinically, it is often used for inflammation, phlegm-heat stagnation, lung cough, carbuncle swelling, toxic pain and scrofula. Wj & ampw, Mu Bai Medicine
It can be used for relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and can be used for Chuanbei deficiency syndrome, but it is most suitable for deficiency syndrome. Fritillaria thunbergii has the effect of clearing away heat and resolving hard mass, and is often used to demonstrate exterior evils. Fritillaria thunbergii tastes bitter and cool, and has the functions of detoxifying, resolving hard mass, eliminating carbuncle and swelling. Clinically, it is specially used to treat breast carbuncle, scrofula, phlegm, sores and swollen lymph nodes.