The fragrant grass sways gently, and the sun is shining brightly. After being nourished by the soil throughout the winter and the rain and dew in spring, I was dug out of the soil on this lazy afternoon. I was cleaned, had my buds removed, dried, and dressed neatly, thus starting the legendary mission of my life.

What? You ask who I am? Looking at my round appearance, like a big ingot, you must think I'm a gluttonous and useless guy! You, you, you (fuming with anger) are really infuriating... You have eyes but fail to recognize Mount Tai! Well, let me introduce myself then.

I come from Qingyuan, Zhejiang, known as "the first county of ecology". I was raised by green mountains and clear waters, absolutely green and pollution-free (giggling behind my hand)! Last year, I was still a skinny lad with little use value. But luckily, I came to Zhejiang Yilv Medicinal Materials Planting Demonstration Base. With the careful care of the base's researchers and farmers, my waistline didn't just thicken three or four times, but I properly turned into a big ingot (heehee, ingots are valuable)! Oh, right, right, I am the so-called Yuanbao shell of Zhejiang Fritillaria (the large shell of Zhejiang Fritillaria, which is the outer single瓣 leaf of the bulb, semicircular, convex outside and concave inside, shaped like an ingot).

After the initial screening by farmers, I left Zhejiang Yilv Medicinal Materials Planting Demonstration Base and started my next journey. I came to Zhejiang Benefit Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Here, I first entered the laboratory, where they tested my moisture content, total ash, extract, content, and sulfur dioxide residue. Only when all the indicators of the medicinal material meet the *2015 Edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia* can I truly enter the production line. After being re-selected, moistened thoroughly, sliced, dried, and carefully screened by the factory workers, I was packaged into exquisite decoction pieces. Mission accomplished? Oh no, even though the production is completed, I still need to enter the laboratory for the determination of decoction piece standards. Only when all indicators of the decoction pieces meet the requirements of the *2015 Edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia* again can I truly enter the market and benefit patients.

After saying so much, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of my origin and goals. Now let me introduce my efficacy and usage. I have the functions of clearing heat, resolving phlegm, dissipating binds, and detoxifying. I can treat diseases such as wind-heat cough, lung abscess, throat obstruction, scrofula, sores and swelling toxins, etc. Of course, I also have consumption taboos: those with cold phlegm, damp phlegm, and deficient cold of the spleen and stomach should use me with caution. Let me secretly tell you a big secret: Brother Aconite and I fell out hundreds of years ago, and we are sworn enemies, unable to tolerate each other. So when using me, never put us together, it will cause big trouble~~ Remember, remember!

Well, it's getting late. I'm going to put on my warrior's armor to fulfill my mission. May those who are ill be free from pain because of me, and may families be happy because of me!