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Bupleurum chinense
Also called Bupleurum, Hare's Ear, Mountain Hare's Ear, Slender Hare's Ear
Bupleurum chinense (Chai Hu, Chinese: 柴胡; pinyin: chaí hú; Jyutping: caai4 wu4, Thorowax) is a plant of the family Apiaceae.
Bupleurum chinense is native to East Asia. The leaves of the plant are long and thin and resemble fennel.
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.
Bupleurum angulosum · Golden Hare's Ear · Small Hare's Ear · Bupleuro di Marettimo · Bupleuro delle Madoni · Chinese Thoroughwax · Shrubby Hare's Ear · Bupleurum handiense · Hare's-ear · Lanceleaf thorow wax · Bupleurum libanoticum · Hare's ear
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bupleurum chinense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
