Apiaceae FAMILY

Bupleurum chaishoui

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bupleurum chaishoui is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing a cluster of erect stems from a stout, woody taproot; the plant can grow 50 - 100cm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its root, which is the traditional chinese medicine 'chai shou'[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central China (northwest Sichuan)

HabitatAmong shrubs, sunny slopes; at elevations from 2,100 - 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. ].