Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae

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Dried bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae
The bulbous plant Fritillaria cirrhosa which forms the source of the drug 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".

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