Witnessed by: TCM
Zhejiang fritillaria (Fritillaria thunbergii), of the Liliaceae family. Lowland perennial of cultivated fields; native range: eastern China, chiefly Zhejiang. Globally recognized as zhe bei mu (浙贝母) in Chinese. The part used is bulb. Large pale bulb scales, markedly bitter, dry and clearing in taste.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
ZHEJIANG FRITILLARIA
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- Zhejiang fritillaria
- Scientific name
- Fritillaria thunbergii Miq.
- Family
- Liliaceae
Form
- Part used
- bulb
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- bitter
Temperature
- TCM
- cold
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Lung · Heart
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- clears heat and transforms phlegm-heat, resolves toxicity and dissipates nodules
Cautions
- Contraindications
- avoid in cold- or damp-phlegm cough; one of the eighteen incompatibilities, not combined with aconite (chuan wu, cao wu, fu zi)
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