- Bupleurum chinense
Taxobox
name = "Bupleurum chinense"
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regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Apiales
familia =Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae)
genus = "Bupleurum "
species = "B. chinense"
binomial = "Bupleurum chinense""Bupleurum chinense" is a plant of the
Apiaceae family.Ethnomedical uses
Bupleurum ("Thorowax") is a medicinal root found natively in East Asia. The Chinese name is chaihu (柴胡). The leaves of the plant are long and thin and resemble
fennel .*Traditionally used to relieve infections with fever, hemorrhoids and indigestion.
*Also used to treat liver stagnation (
Qi ), irritability, and liver disease.Bupleurum is a primary ingredient an ancient Chinese medicinal formula known as Xiao Chai Hu Tang, first recorded in the "Treatise on Cold Induced Febrile Disease" (Shang Han Lun) circa 280 AD. The ingredients are:
*Bupleurum 16%
*Paeonia lactiflora (peony root) 16%
*Pinellia ternata (a rhizome) 14%
*Cinnamomum cassia (fool's cinnamon) 11%
*Zingiber officinale (ginger rhizome) 11%
*Zizyphus jujuba (jujube fruit) 11%
*Panax ginseng (Asian ginseng root) 8%
*Scutellaria baicalensis (Chinese skullcap root) 8%
*Glycyrrhiza uralensis (licorice) 5%It is possible that Bupleurum, or xiaochaihutang may reduce the symptoms of various types of
hepatitis andHIV .Fact|date=October 2008This formula should not be taken without a prescription from a licensed practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and should not be taken for prolonged periods of time and could cause headache, dizziness and bleeding of the gums. Chaihu might slightly reduce white blood count.References
*Chinese Herbal Medicine Formulas and Strategies; Bensky & Barolet, 1990 Eastland Press, Inc.
* [http://www.springerlink.com/index/R3153672221N2U8V.pdf Protective effect of saikosaponin-d isolated from Bupleurum falcatum L. on CCl4-induced liver injury in the rat]
* [http://www.springerlink.com/index/R5748HTR347R302X.pdf Production of saikosaponins by tissue culture of Bupleurum falcatum L.]
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