川贝母(Fritillaria cirrhosa Don.)为百合科贝母属多种植物的干燥鳞茎,具有清热润肺、化痰止咳的功效,可用于肺热燥咳、阴虚劳嗽、咯痰带血、干咳少痰等症的治疗。已被广泛用于多种复方中成药中,如蛇胆川贝口服液、桔贝止咳祛痰片、牛黄蛇胆川贝液等多种药品。川贝母产于海拔3 000 m以上的山坡、草丛及阴湿的小灌木丛中,主要生长于四川甘孜州、阿坝州以及与甘肃、西藏、青海交界等地区 Fritillaria cirrhosa Don. Is a dry bulbs of Fritillaria cirrhosa Don. It has the functions of clearing away heat and lungs, reducing phlegm and relieving cough. It can be used in the treatment of Hyperactivity cough, yin deficiency cough, bloody sputum, Dry cough less sputum embolism treatment. Has been widely used in a variety of compound proprietary Chinese medicines, such as snake bile Chuanbei oral solution, cough and expectorant tablets cough orange, bile snake bile Chuibei liquid and other drugs. Fritillaria originated from slopes, grasslands and damp shrubs above 3 000 m above sea level, mainly growing in Ganzi, Aba, Sichuan and the border areas with Gansu, Tibet and Qinghai