Bei-Mu

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Japan, JP

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Drainage, Hyperacidity, Hypotension

Science studied: CALCIUM, CAMPESTEROL, TRANS-COMMUNOL, ENT-15BETA,16-EPOXY-KAURAN-17-OL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Liliaceae

Scientific name: Fritillaria thunbergii

Common names: Bei-Mu, Fritillary, Chiết bối mẫu, Thunberg-Schachblume, Thunbergi püvilill, Zhejiang fritillary, fritillary, jeolpaemo, junggugpaemo, klätterklocklilja, korunka Thunbergova, zhe bei mu, Рябчик Тунберга, アミガサユリ, バイモ, 浙貝母

POWO: 535342-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, Japan, JP.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Stomach)
• Drainage
• Hyperacidity
• Hypotension
• Lactogogue
• Ornament
• Tumor(Lung)
• Antiemetic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Elsewhere
• Japan
• JP

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Stomach)
• Drainage
• Hyperacidity
• Hypotension
• Lactogogue
• Ornament
• Tumor(Lung)
• Antiemetic
• Cancer(Thyroid)
• Hypertension

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Stomach) · China · "
• Drainage · China · "
• Hyperacidity · China · "
• Hypotension · Elsewhere · "
• Lactogogue · China · "
• Ornament · Japan · "
• Tumor(Lung) · China · "
• Antiemetic · China · "
• Cancer(Thyroid) · China · "
• Hypertension · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• From Bench to Bedside: A Roadmap for Clinical Translation of <em>Fritillaria thunbergii</em>-Derived Alkaloids · 2026 source ↗
• Diversity and distribution of the microbiome in the bulbs and rhizosphere soil of &lt;i&gt;Fritillaria thunbergii&lt;/i&gt;. · 2026 source ↗
• Fritillaria thunbergii Extracts Suppress Hepatocellular Carcinoma Proliferation and Metastasis via mTOR Signaling Pathways. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CALCIUM
• CAMPESTEROL
• TRANS-COMMUNOL
• ENT-15BETA,16-EPOXY-KAURAN-17-OL
• ENT-16BETA,17-EPOXY-KAURANE
• ENT-16BETA-HYDROXY-KAURA-17-YL-ENT-15,16-EPOXYKAUR-17-OL
• ENT-16-HYDROXYKAURAN-17-YL-ENT-LAUR-15-EN-17-OATE
• FRITILLARINE
• 3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
• HAPEPUNINE-3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNO...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
• IRON
• ISOPIMARAN-19-OIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
• ENT-KAUR-15-EN-17-OL
• ENT-KAURAN-16ALPHA,17-DIOL
• MAGNESIUM
• MERCURY

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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