2. Different growth conditions: Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae likes warm and humid environment and requires high fertility, so it is generally planted in high mountains with good drainage and fertile soil; Fritillaria has less requirements for fertility, so it is generally distributed in poor soil, and its growth process is only about two months, so the area of artificial cultivation of Fritillaria in China is very large.
3. Different effects: Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae is of good quality and regarded as an authentic medicinal material, which has the effects of clearing away heat and moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae has the best and strongest effect; Pingbei also has the effect of Fritillaria cirrhosa, but its heat-clearing power is poor, and Pingbei's effect is inferior.
Extended data:
Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae is a plant of Liliaceae and Fritillaria, which is the dried bulb of Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Bulbus Fritillariae Gansu and Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae. The first three species are called "pine shell" and "green shell" respectively according to their different characters, and the latter is called "furnace shell". The biggest morphological feature of pine shell is "holding the moon in your arms".
Characteristics of holding the moon in the bosom: this medicinal material is cone-like or nearly spherical, with 2 scales on the outer layer, which are very different in size. The big one clings to the small one, and the uncovered part is crescent-shaped, which is commonly called "holding the moon in the bosom"; Top closed. There are cylindrical, slightly pointed heart buds and small scales1~ 2. The apex is obtuse or slightly sharp, the bottom is flat, slightly concave, and there is a grayish brown bulb disc in the center, with occasional fibrous roots. Hard and brittle, with white cross section and rich powder. Slight gas and bitter taste.
Fritillaria Fritillaria is a perennial herb, up to 1 m; Bulbs are oblate, with 2~3 thick scales, white, sometimes surrounded by a few small bulbs, and the base is tufted with fibrous roots. The stems are erect and smooth. The lower leaves of the stem are often whorled, and the upper leaves are opposite or alternate, linear to lanceolate, 4~ 14 cm long and 2~6 mm wide, and the apex of the upper leaves of the stem is curled in a tendril shape.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Chuanbei, Baidu Encyclopedia-Fritillaria Fritillaria