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 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 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 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.
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