Yinzhou Fritillaria

Last updated 2026-11-10 — Yinzhou District is known as the hometown of Zhejiang Fritillaria in China. Fritillaria is a perennial medicinal herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Fritillaria of the Liliaceae family. Its dried bulb is one of the famous traditional Chinese medicinal herbs known as the "Eight Treasures of Zhejiang." According to *Compendium of Materia Medica*, fritillaria is mainly used to treat cold-induced fever, relieve cough and regulate qi, calm the five internal organs, benefit the bone marrow, eliminate phlegm, and moisten the heart and lungs... It also has anti-inflammatory, swelling-reducing, and other therapeutic effects such as treating boils and abscesses. Later, farmers in Xiangshan County took seeds from wild fritillaria growing in the mountains and cultivated them in farmland, thus beginning its cultivation. The planted area gradually expanded over the years. By the time of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, a carpenter brought fritillaria seeds with him when he immigrated to Yinxian County and started to expand its cultivation. To this day, it has a history of nearly 300 years. Among them, Zhangshui Fritillaria is the most renowned.