Fritillaria Bulb vs Lentibularia vulgaris

A TCM herb used to transform heat-phlegm and relieve cough; alkaloids have expectorant and antitussive properties for productive coughs with thick yellow phlegm.

Aquatic carnivorous plant; used in traditional Asian folk medicine for respiratory conditions.

Thunberginine, Peiminine, Verticinone, Steroidal alkaloids

flavonoids, tannins, saponins, mucilage

Heat-phlegm cough with yellow sputum, Lymph node swellings, Breast abscesses

cough, respiratory conditions, skin conditions

Expectorant for productive coughs, Anti-inflammatory for lymph nodes, Antitussive

expectorant, anti-inflammatory

3-9g decoction or 300mg extract twice daily

3-5g dried plant tea 2x/day

Avoid in cold-phlegm conditions

pregnancy

Nausea, GI disturbance

mild GI upset