Fritillaria cirrhosa is the dried bulb of Liliaceae plant Fritillaria cirrhosa, Fritillaria purpurea, Fritillaria kansuensis or Fritillaria fusiforme, also known as Fritillaria cirrhosa, Fritillaria cirrhosa, etc. It is bitter and sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, and belongs to lung and heart meridian.

Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae is rich in starch and alkaloids, which has the functions of clearing away heat and moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough for human body. Generally speaking, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae is actually Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, and there is no difference between them, but there are different names in different regions.

2 is it better to have white Fritillaria cirrhosa or yellow Fritillaria cirrhosa? Generally, yellow and white Fritillaria cirrhosa is better.

Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae is a naturally growing plant, and its color is generally white to yellowish white, but this white color is not pure white. If Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae looks particularly white, it may be that merchants smoked sulfur on Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae to avoid worms.

If it looks particularly yellow, it may be caused by the oxidation of Fritillaria cirrhosa due to too long storage time, so it is suggested that those Fritillaria cirrhosa with yellow and white color can be selected when purchasing Fritillaria cirrhosa.

There are several varieties of Fritillaria cirrhosa, which are mainly divided into three types.

Fritillaria cirrhosa in the market can generally be divided into three types, namely, pine shell, green shell and furnace shell, among which pine shell is divided into two classes, with the highest price, the best curative effect and quality, while green shell is divided into four classes, and furnace shell is divided into two classes. In addition, there are some Minbei, Pingbei, Raw shell and North shell that can be used instead of Fritillaria cirrhosa.

Because the price of mussels is the highest, some black-hearted merchants will also sell mussels and furnace shells as mussels. Therefore, it is suggested that we should pay attention to the difference when buying Fritillaria cirrhosa to avoid buying inferior medicinal materials.

4 Is there a difference in size between Fritillaria cirrhosa and Fritillaria cirrhosa?

Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae in the market can be generally divided into three varieties and eight grades, and the size of Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae in different varieties and grades is also different.

Among them, the best Fritillaria cirrhosa is the first-class pine shell, which is generally cone-like or nearly spherical in appearance, firm and delicate in texture, white in color and white in broken flour, with a size of about 240 grains per 50g, and there are no Huang Bei, oil shells, broken shells, miscellaneous shells, moth-eaten and mildew.