Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae

Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae (Chinese: 川贝母; pinyin: chuānbèimǔ) is the bulb of the Himalayan frillitary lily (Fritillaria cirrhosa).^[1] It is used extensively in Chinese herbology. For example, in the Baihe Gujin Wan, it is used to "nourish yin of the lung, resolve phlegm and relieve cough".

Dried bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae

References

1. Day, Peter D.; Berger, Madeleine; Hill, Laurence; Fay, Michael F.; Leitch, Andrew R.; Leitch, Ilia J.; Kelly, Laura J. (November 2014). "Evolutionary relationships in the medicinally important genus Fritillaria L. (Liliaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 80: 11–19. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.07.024. PMID 25124097.