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
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^ ab"Bupleurum falcatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
Suppressing effect of saikosaponin A, an active ingredient of Bupleurum falcatum, on chocolate self-administration and reinstatement of chocolate seeking in rats.
Protective effects of a herbal extract combination of Bupleurum falcatum, Paeonia suffruticosa, and Angelica dahurica against MPTP-induced neurotoxicity via regulation of nuclear receptor-related 1 protein.
Sim Y1, Park G1, Eo H2, Huh E3, Gu PS2, Hong SP2, Pak YK4, Oh MS5.
Neuroscience.Neuroscience.2017 Jan 6;340:166-175. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.10.029. Epub 2016 Oct 19.
Journal of bioscience and bioengineering 113(1), 99-105, 2012-01-00
… Modification of internal configuration of a bubble column, airlift and stirred tank reactor (10-200L) was made for root cultures of Bupleurumfalcatum 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. It is endemic to Europe and Western Asia. Bupleurum falcatum has been used in ...