Bei Mu (Sichuan)

Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae (Chuanbeimu) Tendrilleaf Fritillary Bulb Tendrilleaf Fritillary Bulb is the dried bulb of Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don, Fritillaria unibracteata Hsiao et K. C. Hsia, Fritillaria przewalskii Maxim. or Fritillaria delavayi Franch. (Fam. Liliaceae). According to the different characters, the drug derived from the former three are known as \"Songbei\" and \"Qingbei\" respectively, and the drug derived from the latter is known as \"Lubei\". The drug is collected in summer and autumn, or when the snow melts, removed from fibrous root, coarse bark and soil, and dried in the sun or at a lower temperature. Description Songbei Subconical or subspherical, 0.3-0.8 cm high, 0.3-0.9 cm in diameter. Externally whitish. The outer scale leaves 2, varying considerably in size, with the large scale closely embracing the small one, the uncovered part appearing crescent, commonly known as \"Huaizhong Baoyue\" (holding the moon in the arms). Apex closed, with subcylindrical and