What are the effects and functions of Fritillaria ussuriensis?
Fritillaria ussuriensis, also known as Pingbei, Beimu, Pingbei, etc., is the dried bulb of the Liliaceae plant Fritillaria ussuriensis. Although it belongs to the same genus Fritillaria as Fritillaria cirrhosa and Fritillaria thunbergii, it differs somewhat in medicinal use. It has the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, and relieving cough and resolving phlegm. It has therapeutic effects on lung heat with dry cough, dry cough with little phlegm, yin deficiency with consumptive cough, coughing phlegm with blood, scrofula, acute mastitis, etc. Let us take a look at the effects and functions of Fritillaria ussuriensis below!
The medicinal effects of Fritillaria ussuriensis
[Nature and flavor] Bitter, sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature.
[Meridian entry] Lung and Heart meridians.
[Effects] Clearing heat and moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Mainly treats lung heat with dry cough, dry cough with little phlegm, yin deficiency with consumptive cough, and coughing phlegm with blood.
Related discussions on Fritillaria ussuriensis
1. "Gangmu Shiyi": Detoxifies and resolves phlegm, opens and disperses lung qi. It is suitable for those with phlegm accompanied by wind-fire in the lung.
2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Wash to treat aversion to wind and cold, dizziness and stiff neck.
3. "Bencao Huiyan": Fritillaria is a medicine for opening depression, lowering qi, and resolving phlegm. To moisten the lungs and eliminate phlegm, relieve cough and calm panting, for syndromes of consumptive fire binding, Fritillaria is the first prescription specifically used.
Medicinal contraindications of Fritillaria ussuriensis
1. Those with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold and cold phlegm or damp phlegm should use Fritillaria with caution.
2. Fritillaria is incompatible with Aconitum.
3. For cough caused by cold-damp phlegm and food accumulation with phlegm-fire, damp phlegm in the stomach with nausea and desire to vomit, phlegm-fluid causing chills and fever, damp phlegm in the spleen and stomach causing dizziness and phlegm syncope headache, sudden turmoil with vomiting, and stomach cold with diarrhea, it is all prohibited.
Medicinal selected formulas of Fritillaria ussuriensis
1. For cleaning teeth and blackening beard: walnut kernel (roasted) and Fritillaria in equal parts. Make into powder and use daily.
2. Initial swelling of acute mastitis: Fritillaria powder, take two qian with wine, and still have someone suck it, then it will unblock.
3. Difficulty urinating during pregnancy, with diet as usual. Use Fritillaria, Sophora flavescens, and Angelica sinensis each four liang. Make into powder, form honey pills the size of small beans, take three to ten pills each time with drink.