Songpan Fritillaria

Songpan Fritillaria

Songpan Fritillaria is a Geographical Indication Certification Trademark.

　　Songpan Fritillaria is a specialty of Songpan County in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Chuanbei (Sichuan Fritillaria), a world-renowned and highly prized traditional Chinese medicinal herb, is represented by Songpan Fritillaria. Songpan Fritillaria has been awarded a National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark.

　　Fritillaria is the bulb of a perennial herbaceous plant in the Liliaceae family and is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Based on their places of origin, those produced in Zhejiang are called Zhebei, those in Sichuan are called Chuanbei, and those in Anhui are called Wabei, among others. Among the fritillarias produced in various regions, those from Sichuan—Chuanbei—are considered to be of the highest quality. Among Chuanbei, the Songbei variety from Songpan is the best.

　　Fritillaria belongs to the Liliaceae family and is a perennial herb. It grows in spring and withers in summer, with flat, spherical bulbs. Its leaves are opposite in the lower part and curled like tendrils in the upper part. It blooms in spring, producing bell-shaped, light yellowish-green flowers. Both the flowers and fruits can be used medicinally, but the fruit is the primary medicinal part. In recent years, traditional Chinese patent medicines such as Chuanbei Loquat Syrup, Fritillaria Pear Paste, Fritillaria Tendrilleaf Fritillary Bulb Paste, and Chuanbei Essence Tablets—mainly formulated with fritillaria as the key ingredient—have been popular both domestically and internationally.

　　Chuanbei (Sichuan Fritillaria) is a world-renowned and highly prized traditional Chinese medicinal herb, and Songpan Fritillaria is its representative. The county of Songpan has largely mastered the artificial cultivation techniques of fritillaria, having developed a fritillaria seed base of 20 acres and a planting base of 1,000 acres. There are plans to cultivate 20,000 acres.

　　In 2013, the “Songpan Fritillaria” trademark was recognized by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce as a China National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark.

　　Songpan Fritillaria

　　Songpan County Cash Crop Management Station

　　11669537

　　Fritillaria