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Bupleurum chinense
Bupleurum chinense (Chai Hu, Chinese: 柴胡; pinyin: chaí hú; Jyutping: caai4 wu4, Thorowax) is a plant of the family Apiaceae.
From the article Bupleurum chinense on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Bupleurum chinense is native to East Asia. The leaves of the plant are long and thin and resemble fennel.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and appearance”
In medicine
The root of B. chinense, known as Radix Bupleuri, is used in traditional Chinese medicine. It has a large number of uses in Chinese medicine, including the application for liver issues. There is evidence that Chinese herbal medicines, including those derived from B. chinense, is potentially beneficial in treating fatty liver disease through a variety of different observed pathways. The safety of this particular herb is well established and known through several thousand years of use, and millions of patients who have taken this medicinal compound for different medical issues.
Wikipedia: “Use in traditional Chinese medicine”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Bupleurum chinense in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 601649.