Apiaceae FAMILY

Bupleurum chinense

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

4/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bupleurum chinense is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing one to several much-branched stems from a stout, woody rootstock; it can grow 50 - 85cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. This species is one of two primary species the roots of which are used for the major traditional Chinese medicine 'chai hu'[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for this purpose and is also often cultivated. The plant also has edible uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern, eastern and central China

HabitatGrassy areas on hills and mountain slopes in Korea[ 279 Title Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea Publication Author Publisher World Health Organisation, Manila Year 1998 ISBN 92 9061 120 0 Description An excellent book with terse details about the medicinal uses of the plants with references to scientific trials. All plants are described, illustrated and brief details of habitats given. ]. Grasslands, stream banks, sunny slopes and roadsides; at elevations from 100 - 2,700 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].