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Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae

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Dried bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae

Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae (Chinese: ; 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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  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.