Identification of Fritillaria

Fritillaria FRITILLARIAECIRRHOSAEBULBUS

[Source] This product is Fritillaria cirrhosa D.

[Properties] (Figure 18-2A～C)

Songbei: Conical-like or nearly spherical, 0.

Green scallop: Oblate spherical shape, 0.

Shell: long cone shape, 0.

Cultivation: It is flat spherical or short cylindrical, 0.

【Microscopic identification】The powder is white or light yellow

Pine shells, green shells and cultivated products: There are many starch grains, wide ovoid, oblong or irregularly round, and some have uneven or slightly branched edges, with a diameter of 5 to 64um, and a short slit at the umbilicus.

【Character identification characteristics】

1.

(1) It is conical or nearly spherical, and the surface is white

(2) The outer squamous leaflets have 2 petals, the size of which is very different, the large petals tightly embrace the small petals, and the unwrapped part is crescent-shaped

(3) The top is closed, and the tip is blunt or slightly pointed

(4) The bottom is flat, slightly concave, with a grayish-brown bulb disc in the center, and occasional residual fibrous roots

(5) Hard and brittle, with white cross section and rich in powder

(6) The taste is slightly bitter and returns to sweetness

2.

(1) It is oblate
.

(2) The outer squamous leaflets have two petals, similar in size, and relatively close together
.

(3) The top is cracked
.

(4) The taste is slightly bitter and returns to sweetness
.

3.
Furnace

(1) It has a long conical shape and is similar in size
.

(2) The surface is white or light brownish yellow, and some have light yellow spots
.

(3) The top is cracked and slightly pointed, and the base is slightly pointed or blunt
.

(4) The taste is slightly bitter
.

4.
Cultivation

(1) It is oblate-like or short-cylindrical
.

(2) The top is mostly cracked and relatively flat
.

(3) The quality is hard and brittle, and the cross section is rich in powder
.

【Microscopic identification features】

1.
Pine shells, green shells and cultivated products

(1) There are many starch grains, single grains are wide oval, oblong or irregularly round, and a few are elliptical, with flat edges
.

(2) Most of the umbilical points are not obvious, a few are visible, short slits, dots, herringbone or horseshoe-shaped
.

(3) The epidermal cells are rectangular-shaped, and the vertical peripheral wall is curved in a microwave shape
.

(4) Indefinite stomata are occasionally seen, with 4 to 6 accessory guard cells
.

2.
Furnace

(1) The layer pattern is obvious
.

(2) The diameter of threaded conduit and reticulated conduit can reach 64um
.