Thunberg Fritillary Bulb, Bulb of Thunberg Fritillary
Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus, Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii
Zhe Bei Mu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Bulb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To remove heat and resolve phlegm, to ease the mind, and to reduce modulation.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Chronic bronchitis, infection of upper respiratory tract, tuberculosis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, externally contracted wind-heat, phlegm fire cough, pulmonary welling abscess, mammary welling abscess, scrofula, sore toxin, depression in heart-chest.