Bupleurum falcatum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Bupleureae
Genus: Bupleurum
Species: Bupleurum falcatum
Subspecies: B. f. subsp. cernuum – B. f. subsp. dilatatum – B. f. subsp. falcatum
Varietas: B. f. var. linearifolium
Name

Bupleurum falcatum L., 1753
References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 237. Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Bupleurum falcatum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Bupleurum falcatum. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 21 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Bupleurum falcatum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 21.
Tropicos.org 2018. Bupleurum falcatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 21.

Vernacular names
العربية: دبيق منجلي
čeština: prorostlík srpovitý
Cymraeg: Paladr trwyddo crymanddail
Deutsch: Sichelblättriges Hasenohr, Sichel-Hasenohr
English: Chinese Thoroughwax, Sickle-leaf Hare's Ear
español: hierba de la gitana, manzanilla de puerto, manzanilla fuerte, oreja de liebre, yerba de la gitana
français: Buplèvre en faux
한국어: 시호
Nederlands: Sikkelgoudscherm, Sikkeldoorwas
polski: Przewiercień Sierpowaty
русский: Володушка серповидная
slovenčina: prerastlík kosákovitý
svenska: Smalbladig harört

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]

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 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. 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.