[Investigation on the various species of bulb of fritillary and its application].

Through studies on ancient herbological works, it is claimed that the fritillary recorded in the Classic of Poet, Shennong's Herbology is not identical with the fritillary applied today. It belongs to Balbostemma paiculatum (Maxim). Frang of Cucurbitacea. Ming Yi Bie Lu is the earliest book that includes the fritillary of Lilliae as a remedy, with its species Fritillaria thunbergii mig. It can be sure that this should include the latter species. The fritillaria of Sichuan makes its appearance in Ben Cao Hui Yan of the Ming dynasty. It is derived from F. unibracteata et K. C. Hsia and F. cirrkosa D. Don.