Bupleurum falcatum
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| Bupleurum falcatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Bupleurum |
| Species: | B. falcatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Bupleurum falcatum L. |
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Bupleurum falcatum, also known as Chinese Thoroughwax and Sickle-leaf hare's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family.[1]
It is endemic to Europe and Western Asia.[1]
Bupleurum falcatum has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years as a "liver tonic".[2]
Bupleurum falcatum has been found to possess antidepressant properties, mediated through the serotonergic & noradrenergic systems (although the precise mechanism remains to be found) [3].
[edit] References
- ^ a b USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network
- ^ Bupleurum (Bupleurum chinenseL., Bupleurum falcatum)
- ^ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TBR-4XRYT8C-1&_user=10&_coverDate=03%2F17%2F2010&_alid=1600957198&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_cdi=5149&_sort=r&_st=13&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=6&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=c1ae5e09ec3da11df9c7d0d7e74b42b0&searchtype=a
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