How to eat Fritillaria

There are many ways to consume Fritillaria. It can be combined with other Chinese herbal medicines as a tonic. For example, if you want to use Fritillaria to treat cough, you can appropriately add Ophiopogon japonicus and Rehmannia glutinosa to nourish yin and moisten the lungs, and resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Fritillaria and loquat leaves can clear away heat, reduce phlegm and relieve cough. It is especially suitable for people with cough due to phlegm heat without causing other side effects.

1. Effects on the respiratory system

Antitussive and expectorant effects;

2. Effects on the circulatory system

Studies have found that Chuanbei Alkaloids have the function of lowering blood pressure;

3. Antibacterial effect

Chuanbei can inhibit the growth and reproduction of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

However, when consuming it, you should also pay attention to some taboos of Chuanbei, such as: avoid spicy and greasy food during taking it; those with weak spleen and stomach and cold phlegm or wet phlegm should take it with caution; also, patients with bronchiectasis, lung abscess, tuberculosis, and diabetes should take it under the guidance of a physician, and those with excessive physique should not take it. In addition, it cannot be taken together with Aconitum, Alum Stone, and Mangcao, as this will cause food incompatibility. However, Chuanbei can be used in combination with other medicines such as Anemarrhena asphodeloides, snow pear, rock sugar, loquat, and Ophiopogon japonicus to achieve more significant therapeutic effects.

How does Chuanbei treat cough?

1. Chuanbei can be used together with Adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, and Radix Rehmanniae to nourish yin and moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It is suitable for those with long-term cough due to yin deficiency and dry lungs. It is suitable for dry-heat cough when used with Anemarrhena asphodeloides.

2. Pairing Chuanbei with Scutellaria baicalensis and loquat leaves can clear away heat, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, which is suitable for people with phlegm-heat cough.

3. If the phlegm and fire are stagnant, it can be used together with Scrophularia, Oyster, etc. to help soften and disperse the stagnation;

4. If you want to increase the effect of detoxification and swelling, you can pair it with dandelion, forsythia, honeysuckle, etc.

In fact, Fritillaria can be combined with many medicinal materials, which can play a targeted role in the treatment and resolution of diseases. Therefore, I hope that after everyone recognizes and understands the common sense introduced above, they can correctly use Fritillaria to treat and regulate their bodies, and can also clear away heat, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.