Bupleurum falcatum

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 family Apiaceae.[2]

Bupleurum falcatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Bupleurum
Species:
B. falcatum
Binomial name
Bupleurum falcatum

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

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. "Bupleurum falcatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. Bupleurum (Bupleurum chinenseL., Bupleurum falcatum)
  4. 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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