Bupleurum falcatum
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Bupleurum falcatum, also known as sickle-leaved hare's-ear,[1] Chinese thoroughwax, sickle hare's ear and sickle-leaf hare's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family.[2]
It is endemic to Europe and Western Asia.[2]
Bupleurum falcatum has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years as a "liver tonic".[3]
Bupleurum falcatum has been found to possess antidepressant properties, mediated through the serotonergic & noradrenergic systems (although the precise mechanism remains to be found).[4]
References
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Bupleurum falcatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Bupleurum (Bupleurum chinenseL., Bupleurum falcatum)
- ^ 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. doi:10.4014/jmb.1110.10077. PMID 22450800.
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