Abstract:Objective: To study the correlation between soil factors and contents of ingredient of Fritillariae Pallidiflorae Bulbus, to screen out the leading affecting factor. Method: Physicochemical analysis was used to detect soil factors, including pH, total salt, organic matter, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total potassium, available nitrogen, available phosphorus and available potassium. Principal component analysis, cluster analysis, correlation analysis and gray correlation analysis were applied in a comprehensive analysis. Result: It shows that the content varies greatly in different producing areas in Xinjiang, the content of ingredient was different in the same producing areas. The content of total alkaloids was positively correlated with that of available potassium (P<0.01) and total salt (P<0.05). Sipeimine was not significantly correlated with the nine soil factors. The content of sipeimine was positively correlated with that of total salt (P<0.05). The content of water-soluble component adenosine was positively correlated with that of total salt, organic matter, total nitrogen, available nitrogen and available potassium (P<0.01). The content of β-thymidine was positively correlated with that of total nitrogen (P<0.05). The results were consistent with the gray correlation analysis results. According to the best soil conditions for Fritillariae Pallidiflorae Bulbus, pH was 6.4-6.9, total salt was 2.3-5.6 g·kg-1, organic matter was 118-231 g·kg-1, total nitrogen was 5.8-11.9 g·kg-1, total phosphorus was 0.85-1.28 g·kg-1, total potassium was 10.4-29 g·kg-1, available nitrogen was 428-906 mg·kg-1, available phosphorus was 31-57 mg·kg-1, and available potassium was 424-494 mg·kg-1. Conclusion: Total salt, total nitrogen, available nitrogen, organic matter and available potassium in soil played the most important roles in synthesis and metabolism of effective ingredient in Fritillariae Pallidiflorae Bulbus. Therefore, special attentions should be paid to the effects of total salt, total nitrogen, available nitrogen, organic matter and available potassium on the quality of Fritillariae Pallidiflorae Bulbus in soil selection and fertilization.