Abstract:Objective: To provide a simple method to identify different of herbal drugs of Fritillaria. Method: The X-ray diffraction spectra of five Fritillaria powders were obtained by X-ray diffractometry (XRD) . Result: By analyzing the diffraction peaks of starch over the 29 diffraction angle in the range of 10°-30°, we concluded that the crystal type of starch in F. thunbergii, F. ussurensis,F. pallidifloca and F. hupehensis was B-type. However, the crystal type of starch in F. cirrhosa was CB-type. The degree of crystallinity of starch was 42.1%, 43.6% ,37.7% ,35.9% and 30.8%, corresponding to F. thunbergii, F. ussurensis, F. pallidiflcoca, F. cirrhosa and F. hupehensis. Conclusion: Based on the differences of crystallinity of starch and X-ray diffraction spectra of Fritillaria powders, different species of Fritillaria can be identified.