Origin
The dry bulb of perennial herbaceous plant Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don or F. unibracteata Hsiao et K. C. Hsia or F. przewalskii Maxim or F. delavayi Franch. of family Lilium.
Location
Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu provinces in China.
Harvest
Collected in summer and autumn or when snow melts.
The actual smell and taste
Light smell and lightly bitter taste.
Best quality
Firm, powder like, white.