1, the difference and usage of Fritillaria
Fritillaria can be divided into Fritillaria cirrhosa and Fritillaria thunbergii. Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae was born in frigid regions and distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai, Tibet, Gansu and other places. Bulbs are small and the two petals are equal, which are called loose shells, green shells and furnace shells. Fritillaria thunbergii is born in wet hillside grassland and distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and Hunan provinces. Bulbs are large and divided into two petals, called ingots and pearls. They have different origins and sizes. Another kind of Fritillaria is also used as medicine.
Fritillaria cirrhosa was first seen in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, which was discussed in all previous dynasties. "The Record of Famous Doctors" said: "Treat abdominal distension, fullness in the heart, intermittent aversion to wind and cold, dizziness, straight throat, persistent cough and asthma, stop anxiety and fever, quench thirst and sweat, calm the five internal organs and benefit the bone marrow." Fritillaria thunbergii is contained in Materia Medica Justice, which contains "Treating flaccidity and weakness of lung abscess, cough and asthma, hematemesis, epistaxis, resolving phlegm and lowering qi, relieving depression and pain, reducing swelling, clearing liver and purging fire, clearing eyes and ears, eliminating dysphoria, jaundice, colic, hematochezia and blood drowning". Fritillaria thunbergii is contained in materia medica: "Treating phlegm and toxin in surgery." "Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine" says: "Treat lymph node tuberculosis, carbuncle swelling at the beginning, acute mastitis."
Pharmacology has proved that Fritillaria cirrhosa and Fritillaria thunbergii have antitussive and antihypertensive effects, while Fritillaria cirrhosa has expectorant, spasmolytic, hypoglycemic and bacteriostatic effects. Fritillaria thunbergii also has the effects of calming, dilating bronchial smooth muscle and increasing coronary flow.
Difference of three Fritillaria species
Fritillaria cirrhosa-Bulb of Liliaceae, such as curly leaves, black flowers, purple Fritillaria, etc. Its nature is bitter, sweet and slightly cold. Function of clearing heat and moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Indications: dry cough due to lung heat, cough due to yellow phlegm, cough due to fatigue due to yin deficiency, expectoration with blood, etc.
Fritillaria thunbergii is the bulb of Fritillaria thunbergii in Liliaceae. Its nature is bitter and cold. Function: clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, resolving stagnation and detoxicating. Indications: wind-heat, dryness-heat, phlegm-fire cough, lung carbuncle, breast carbuncle, carbuncle swelling, sore poison, etc.
Fritillaria thunbergii is the tuber of Fritillaria thunbergii of Cucurbitaceae. Its nature is bitter and cold. It can detoxify, dissipate stagnation, eliminate carbuncle and reduce swelling. Indications: breast carbuncle, scrofula, sputum nucleus, sore swelling, snake bite, etc. In recent years, it has been used to treat tumors.
Fritillaria cirrhosa is good at clearing heat and moistening lung; Fritillaria thunbergii is good at dispersing lung and clearing heat; Fritillaria thunbergii is good at dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling. It should be distinguished in clinical use.
2. Compatibility of Fritillaria should be avoided.
And proper taboos.
1, prepared from Magnolia officinalis and Wei Zi. Notes to the Materia Medica: "Magnolia officinalis, Cynanchum atratum."
2, Chuanbei anti-aconite. Notes to the Materia Medica: "Anti-aconite."
3, spleen and stomach deficiency cold and cold dampness phlegm are not suitable. Materia Medica Jing Shu: "Cold-dampness phlegm blocks food accumulation and phlegm fire is used for cough, wet phlegm is used for stomach nausea and vomiting, phlegm drink is used for cold and heat, spleen and stomach dampness phlegm is used for dizziness, phlegm syncope and headache, and nausea and vomiting are prohibited."
Compatibility application
1, with almond and Fritillaria cirrhosa for moistening lung and resolving phlegm, clearing lung-heat and relieving cough; Almond can reduce qi and phlegm, disperse lung, relieve asthma, moisten intestine and relieve constipation. Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae is dry and prominent, and almond is full. The combination of the two drugs, one moistening and one descending, is very effective in eliminating phlegm and relieving cough. Indications: cough due to lung deficiency, scanty phlegm, dry throat, exogenous wind-cold, phlegm-heat choking the lungs, persistent cough and yellow phlegm.
2, with Anemarrhena asphodeloides, the taste is bitter and cold, and the smell is thick. It goes up into the lungs, down into the stomach and down into the kidney, specializing in nourishing yin and reducing fire, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, moistening dryness and smoothing intestines; Fritillaria cirrhosa tastes bitter and cool, and smells clear. Enter the heart and lungs, moisten the lungs, disperse the knot, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. The combination of the two drugs has the functions of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, reducing qi and moistening dryness, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and the effect is doubled. It can be used for the treatment of dry cough due to yin deficiency, excessive fire due to water deficiency, and lung involvement, resulting in cough with little phlegm and long-term non-healing. Dry mouth and red tongue, count carefully; Or cough with lung heat.
3, with Fritillaria thunbergii taste bitter and sweet, slightly cold, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, clearing heat and resolving phlegm, attending lung heat dry cough, yin deficiency and fatigue cough; Fritillaria thunbergii tastes bitter and cold, and has the functions of resolving phlegm, relieving cough, clearing fire and dispersing stagnation. It is mainly used for treating cough due to wind-cold and wind-heat, phlegm-heat stagnation in lung, yellow and thick expectoration, scrofula, sore carbuncle, breast carbuncle, etc. Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae has strong lung moistening ability and can partially treat deficiency. Fritillaria thunbergii has strong dispersing power and tends to treat excess syndrome. The combination of the two drugs can treat lung heat, expectoration, dry throat, scrofula, breast carbuncle, gall tumor and other symptoms of excess and deficiency.
4, with perilla and Fritillaria, but cool. Sweet and moist, bitter and expectorant, cool and clear gold and clear heat. Its treatment focuses on resolving phlegm, which can relieve asthma and cough. Clearing heat and calming lung; Perilla frutescens is pungent in taste and heavy in nature, which can benefit the diaphragm and resolve phlegm. Reducing qi and relieving asthma, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, specially reducing upper and lower qi, resolving phlegm and relieving asthma and cough. Both of them are specific drugs for lung meridian, which are cold and warm, and can reduce qi and phlegm, moisten lung and smooth intestine, and relieve cough and asthma. Treating cough and asthma caused by dryness-evil, lung-qi deficiency, phlegm retention and adverse qi, especially constipation, should be treated from top to bottom.