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1 Top of bulb tightly closed.

2 Base flat, slightly dented.

3 Large blade

4 Small blade

5 Outer scale leaves, paired; with one bigger than the other ; the larger one partially embraces the smaller one, with the exposed part crescent in shape.

Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae

Bulb of Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim. (Liliaceae).
Clearing away heat to moisten lung; resolving phlegm to stop cough.
Cough with yellowish sputum.
Top grades are even in size, full, and off-white in colour.

Easy to confuse with Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae's Medicine:

» Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae and Bulbus Fritillariae Ussuriensis

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