Fritillaria hupehensis Puqi

Fritillaria hupehensis Puqi

BulbusFritllariaePuqiensis

Puqi fritillary bulb

[alias] Pu Bei, Deng Ge Hua.

[source] it is the bulb of Fritillaria puqiensis g.d.yuet g.y.chen.

[plant morphology] perennial herb, 30-100cm high. The bulb is oblate, 2-3cm in diameter, 2 (～ 3) fleshy, nearly equal or unequal in size, clasped. The leaves are lanceolate, narrowly lanceolate or linear lanceolate, 6.5-18cm long and 0.4-2.3cm wide, and the apex is not curled or curved, sometimes slightly curved. There are 1-3 flowers, few 4, drooping, bell shaped, light yellow, with purple spots or squares; bracts are 1-4, leaflike, smaller than leaves, and the apex is usually strongly curled; perianth has 3 outer whorls, 3.4-5.7cm in length and 0.5-1.5cm in width; inner whorls have 3 inner whorls, 0.8-1.9cm in width, which are nearly as long as outer whorls, and the nectary pit is obviously protruding; male flower has 2 flowers The length of pistil is about 2 / 5-4 / 5 of perianth, the filament has no papillae, the anther is nearly basifixed, and the length of stigma lobes is 3-6.5mm.

It is found in low mountain areas with an altitude of 200-400m. It is mainly produced in Hubei.

[harvest] the same as Fritillaria hupehensis.

[character] the bulb is slightly oblong or oblong, 1.7-2.8 cm in diameter and 1.3-2.4 cm in height. The surface is yellowish brown with granular protuberances. The outer two scaly leaves are nearly equal in size, with the top cracked and the bottom uneven. It tastes bitter.

[chemical constituents] it contains pubetone base.

It is found in low mountain areas with an altitude of 200-400m. It is mainly produced in Hubei.

[nature and taste] the same as Fritillaria hupehensis.

[indications] clearing heat and moistening lung, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, dispersing nodules.