Xinjiang Fritillary Bulb … Classic Formulas
Yi Bei Mu · Bulbus Fritillariae Pallidiflorae
Primary Actions
- Clears heat from the Lung and relieves cough, especially when dryness or lingering heat irritates the chest.
- Transforms phlegm and moistens the respiratory tract, making it useful for chronic cough with sticky sputum or throat dryness.
- Benefits the Lung in deficiency-tinged heat patterns that include blood-streaked sputum or recurrent irritation.
Classic Formulas
- Dry-cough and phlegm-heat combinations with Sha Shen, Mai Men Dong, or Pi Pa Ye ... the usual respiratory pattern for Yi Bei Mu.
- Blood-streaked cough support with cooling and moistening herbs ... a gentler fritillary use context.
- Regional fritillary substitutions in cough formulas ... a practical reality in trade and prescribing.
Classical Text References
- Traditional summaries describe Yi Bei Mu as bitter, sweet, and slightly cold, entering the Heart and Lung to clear heat, transform phlegm, and stop cough.
- Its profile sits within the wider Fritillaria cough-relieving tradition but retains a distinct source identity in Xinjiang materia medica.
- Classical incompatibility teaching groups Yi Bei Mu with other fritillary species that should not be combined with the aconite family.