Bupleurum falcatum
| 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. | |
Bupleurum falcatum, also known as Chinese Thoroughwax, Sickle hare's ear 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network
- ↑ 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.