What is the medicinal effect of Fritillary? Please, thank you

Clear away heat and moisten the lungs, dissolve phlegm and relieve cough. It is used for hot and dry cough in the lungs, dry cough with less phlegm, yin deficiency and fatigue, and phlegm with blood. At the end of the grind, take 1 2g at a time. Hope it helps!!

1. Antitussive and expectorant. Animal experiments have shown that the total alkaloids and non-alkaloids contained in Chuanbei have antitussive effect, in addition, Chuanbei also has expectorant collapse effect, and the expectorant effect is enhanced with the increase of dose.

2. Anti-ulcer effect. Studies have shown that the alkaloids contained in Chuanbei have an inhibitory effect on the activity of pepsin, so they can reduce the increase of gastric acid secretion in the form of negative feedback, and play an anti-ulcer role from defeat.

3. Antihypertensive effect. In vitro animal experiments have shown that fritilline can dilate peripheral blood vessels and produce antihypertensive effects to a certain extent.

1. Antitussive and expectorant. Animal experiments have shown that the total alkaloids and non-alkaloids contained in Chuanbei have antitussive effect, in addition, Chuanbei also has expectorant effect, and the expectorant effect is enhanced with the increase of dose.

2. Anti-ulcer effect. Studies have shown that the alkaloids contained in Chuanbei have an inhibitory effect on the activity of pepsin, so they can reduce the increase in gastric acid secretion in the form of negative feedback, thereby playing an anti-ulcer role.

3. Antihypertensive effect. In vitro animal experiments have shown that fritilline can dilate peripheral blood vessels to a certain extent and produce antihypertensive effects.

Fritillary is a valuable traditional Chinese medicine used to relieve cough and reduce phlegm. There are four types of commercial Sichuan fritillary: Sichuan fritillary (green shellfish), pine shellfish, furnace shellfish, and Min shellfish.

Among them, there are many pine shells and furnace shells. See. Pine shells, oval or short conical in shape, with a small tip at the apex.

Diameter approx. The surface is white, rarely yellowish; There are two scales, the outer layer is larger, the inner layer is smaller, the outer layer is wrapped in it, only the crescent-shaped part is left outside, it is commonly said to hold the moon in the arms, it is a better kind of Sichuan fritillary. The shellfish is long conical in shape, like a horse's tooth, and the tip is long and pointed.

Height, diameter. There are two scales of similar size on the periphery, hugging each other, and the apex is dehisced. There are yellow spots on the surface, shaped like tiger stripes, so it is also called "tiger skin shell".

Common counterfeits are as follows.

1) Fritillary: amorphous block, polygonal or triangular shape. High, diameter approx. The surface is dark brown or translucent reddish-brown, rough. It smells slightly burnt. The taste is slightly salty and slightly bitter.

2) Guangru: oval or conical, not divided into two petals, high and diameter. The upper part is pointed, and the bottom is rounded and concave. The surface is yellowish-white, smooth, no special smell, and smooth. Poisonous.

3) Lijiang Mountain Mushroom: It is an irregular cone-shaped block, not divided into two petals, high and diameter. The apex is tapering, and the bottom is concave or flat. The surface is yellowish-white or yellowish-brown, smooth, with a longitudinal groove on one side that runs from the bottom to the top. The taste is bitter and slightly spicy, and it is poisonous.

4) Fritillary: conical-like, high, diameter. The surface is yellowish-white, smooth. The top is slightly pointed, and there is often a chassis at the bottom, and there are many punctate protrusions (root marks) around the disk. Bulbs are usually 2-4 lobed with buds in the middle.

5) Gladiolus thin: Counterfeit products are often used for its smaller bulbs. It is oval or spherical in shape, and is in diameter. It is not divided into two petals. The surface is yellowish-brown or yellowish-white, smooth. There is a dimple at the bottom, and there are root marks on the edge of the dimple. It has a spicy taste.

1. Chuanbei has the effect of clearing heat and dissolving phlegm, soft and hard and dispersing knots, and can be used for lung deficiency and long-term cough, less phlegm and sticky, dry throat, low cough sound, and can also be used for external wind heat or phlegm heat stagnation, cough sputum viscous and yellow, etc. It can also be used for sputum nucleus, sores and carbuncles, cradle carbuncles, pulmonary carbuncles, etc., which have the effect of softening and dispersing knots. Clinically, it is often used for thyroid nodules, simple goiters, etc., and can be used with seaweed, kelp, oysters, etc.

2. Add decoction, generally 3 to 10 grams, and take it at the end of grinding, generally 1 to 15 grams.