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Thunberg Fritillaria bulb / Zhe Bei Mu |
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Product Code: CLS-12655
Chinese Single Herbs (Fluid Extracts)
Contraindications and Cautions
- Do not use with Wu Tou
- Do not use in cases of Cold or Damp
Herb-Drug Interactions
- This section is being researched, and is not completed.
Toxicity and Overdose
- None Noted
Reference Source: http://www.sacredlotus.com/herbs/get.cfm/chinese_herb/chuan_bei_mu_tendrilled_fritillaria_bulb
Pub Med Research Article Abstracts:
J Chromatogr A. 2001 Nov 23;935(1-2):321-38.
Chromatographic analysis of Fritillaria isosteroidal alkaloids, the active ingredients of Beimu, the antitussive traditional Chinese medicinal herb.
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, SAR. linge@cuhk.edu.hk
Abstract
Bulbus Fritillariae derived from plants of various Fritillaria species is the most commonly used antitussive traditional Chinese medicinal herb and is called Beimu. Herbs derived from similar and/or different species of Fritillaria are also used in Japan and Turkey as traditional or folk medicines. Isosteroidal alkaloids are the main bioactive ingredients in Fritillaria species. As the contents and structure types of these bioactive alkaloids vary in different Fritillaria species, quality control of these active principles in herbal Beimu is very important to ensure its safe and effective clinical use. This review describes the development of chromatographic analyses for the simultaneous qualitative and quantitative determination of the main bioactive Fritillaria isosteroidal alkaloids in herbal and biological samples. The recently developed direct HPLC-evaporative light scattering detection method is the most simple, selective and sensitive assay, and is readily used as a suitable quality control method for the analysis of the active principles of herbal Beimu.
PMID: 11762784 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
In Depth Scholastic Article on Frittillaria root: http://www.itmonline.org/arts/fritillaria.htm