Bupleurum hamiltonii

Botanical Description

Bupleurum hamiltonii is an annual to short-lived perennial plant with a single, much-branched stem growing from a thin, woody rootstock; the plant grows 10 - 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 local use as a medicine.