Bupleurum falcatum

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Bupleurum falcatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Bupleurum
Species:
B. falcatum
Binomial name
Bupleurum falcatum
L.

Bupleurum falcatum, also known as sickle-leaved hare's-ear, [1] 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]

In East Asia, the scientific name Bupleurum falcatum is often misapplied to another species, Bupleurum stenophyllum . [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]

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References

  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. 1 2 "Bupleurum falcatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. Wang, Chang‐Bao; Ma, Xiang‐Guang; He, Xing‐Jin (2011). "A taxonomic re‐assessment in the Chinese Bupleurum (Apiaceae): Insights from morphology, nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer, and chloroplast (trnH‐psbA, matK) sequences". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 49 (6): 558–589. doi:10.1111/j.1759-6831.2011.00157.x. ISSN   1674-4918.
  4. 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.