Domestication progress of endangered Chinese medicinal material Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20250422.101
- Author:
Ting XIAO
1
;
Ming-Hao YANG
1
;
Qiu-Ling WANG
2
;
Qiang LYU
3
;
Yu-Qing ZHENG
4
;
Lian-Cheng XU
4
;
Ma YU
1
;
Jian-He WEI
2
Author Information
1. College of Life Science and Agri-forestry, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010, China.
2. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100193, China.
3. School of Pharmacy, Sichuan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Mianyang 621000, China.
4. Zhangzhou Pien Tze Huang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Zhangzhou 363000, China.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus;
cultivation patterns;
domestication;
large-scale production;
propagation
- MeSH:
Fritillaria/chemistry*;
Endangered Species;
Plants, Medicinal/growth & development*;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/economics*;
China
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2025;50(16):4483-4489
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus is the dried bulb of perennial herbaceous plants in the Fritillaria genus(Liliaceae family) and is a representative traditional Chinese medicinal material with distinctive regional characteristics. Clinically, it is widely used in the treatment of dry cough, bronchial asthma, and other respiratory diseases, possessing significant medicinal and economic value and being highly esteemed in TCM. Currently, Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus primarily relies on wild harvesting. However, due to excessive collection, its wild resources have drastically declined, and all source species have been classified as category Ⅱ in the List of National Key Protected Wild Plants, exacerbating the supply-demand imbalance in the market. To mitigate this issue, large-scale cultivation through the domestication of wild Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus has become an inevitable trend. However, its strict environmental requirements, low propagation efficiency, high seedling mortality, and immature cultivation techniques have severely hindered industrialization. This study investigates the domestication process of Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus, focusing on seed propagation, seedling cultivation, and medicinal material production. It also reviews the species and distribution of wild resources, their endangered status, market supply-demand dynamics, and the historical and current development of domestication. The findings indicate that enhancing propagation efficiency, optimizing cultivation models, and distinguishing between seed propagation and medicinal material production are key measures to accelerate the industrialization of domesticated Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus. This research aims to promote the industrialization of Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus domestication and provide a reference model for the conservation and sustainable utilization of rare and endangered medicinal plant resources.
