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''Bupleurum falcatum'' has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years as a "liver tonic".<ref>[http://www.naturalstandard.com/index-abstract.asp?create-abstract=/monographs/herbssupplements/bupleurum.asp Bupleurum (Bupleurum chinenseL., Bupleurum falcatum)]</ref>
''Bupleurum falcatum'' has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years as a "liver tonic".<ref>[http://www.naturalstandard.com/index-abstract.asp?create-abstract=/monographs/herbssupplements/bupleurum.asp Bupleurum (Bupleurum chinenseL., Bupleurum falcatum)]</ref>


''Bupleurum falcatum'' has been found to possess [[antidepressant]] properties, mediated through the [[serotonergic]] & [[noradrenergic]] systems (although the precise mechanism remains to be found) <ref>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</reF>.
''Bupleurum falcatum'' has been found to possess [[antidepressant]] properties, mediated through the [[serotonergic]] & [[noradrenergic]] systems (although the precise mechanism remains to be found) <ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Lee | first1 = B | last2 = Yun | first2 = HY | last3 = Shim | first3 = I | last4 = Lee | first4 = H | last5 = Hahm | first5 = DH | author-separator =, | author-name-separator= | year = 2012 | title = Bupleurum falcatum Prevents Depression and Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Rats Exposed to Repeated Restraint Stress. | url = | journal = Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology | volume = 22 | issue = 3 | pages = 422-30 | pmid = 22450800}}</ref>.


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Bupleurum falcatum
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B. falcatum
Binomial name
Bupleurum falcatum

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].

References

  1. ^ a b USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network
  2. ^ Bupleurum (Bupleurum chinenseL., Bupleurum falcatum)
  3. ^ Lee, B; Yun, HY; Shim, I; Lee, H; Hahm, DH (2012). "Bupleurum falcatum Prevents Depression and Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Rats Exposed to Repeated Restraint Stress". Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 22 (3): 422–30. PMID 22450800. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |author-name-separator= (help); Unknown parameter |author-separator= ignored (help)