Water lily

Water lily

(Guizhou folk medicine)

[source] it is the bulb of Fritillaria fagopyra in Liliaceae.

[plant morphology] Fritillaria fagopyra, also known as Laba and Shandan.

Perennial herbs, 50-100 cm high. Bulbs ovate, scales thick, white. Stem erect, hollow, smooth. Basal leaves 2-3, large, long petiolate, thick, ovate heart-shaped, apex pointed, base heart-shaped, two ears obtuse; cauline leaves alternate, petiolate. Flowers 3-5, terminal, racemose, lateral opening; large, greenish white; perianth segments 6, funnel-shaped; stamens 6, shorter than perianth; ovary cylindric, 3-locular, stigma 3-lobed. Capsule short round, brown yellow. Seeds flat, broadly reniform, with membranous narrow wings. The flowering period is May. The fruiting period is September.

It grows in wet valley, ditch or forest. It is distributed in East China, central China and southwest China.

[collection] harvest in spring and summer.

[nature and taste] Guizhou folk medicine: "cold in nature, bitter and slightly sweet in taste. "

[function indications] cool blood and detumescence. Treatment of nasosinusitis, otitis media.

① "Emei medicine plant": antipyretic, sweating. "

② Guizhou folk medicine: "detumescence, detoxification. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan. External use: tamping or ear drops.

[prescription selection] 1. To treat Biyuan, water lily is used to mash Baotou, and water lily is used to make five coins, Gastrodia elata and pear blossom are used to make three coins each. (Guizhou folk medicine)

② Treatment of ear irrigation: water lily five money, mash package ears; or mash juice and snail drops into the ear. (Guizhou folk medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Shui Bai He