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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Bupleurum |
| Species: | B. falcatum |
| Binomial name | |
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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.
- "Bupleurum falcatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 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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