Xiaojin Fritillary Bulb
Fritillary bulb: A perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the lily family, its bulb resembles that of a lily, with the fritillary being the root part. It can be classified into varieties such as pointed songbei, pingbei, youbei, zhebei, huangbei, small crushed bei, and qingbei, among which pointed songbei is considered the best. The fritillary bulbs produced in our county include dark purple fritillary, Gansu qingbei, and dense fritillary, all of which are wild. Fritillary bulbs have the effects of moistening the lungs, clearing deficiency phlegm, treating deficiency fatigue with fever, coughing with upward qi and phlegm wilt, and relieving dizziness. The harvesting season is generally in May, and they thrive in grasslands at altitudes of 3,200–4,500 meters. They are mainly distributed in towns and townships such as Chongde, Mupo, Fubian, Lianghe, Jiesi, Meiwu, and Rilong. The highest yield reached 6,017 kg.
Source: Xiaojin County Information Office
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