Bupleurum chinense var. chinense

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Bupleurum chinense f. pekinense
• Bupleurum chinense f. vanheurckii
• Bupleurum pekinense f. chiliosciadium
• Bupleurum chinense f. octoradiatum
• Bupleurum pekinense
• Bupleurum falcatum f. ensifolium
• Bupleurum falcatum var. chiliosciadium
• Bupleurum scorzonerifolium f. ensifolium
• Bupleurum togasii
• Bupleurum octoradiatum
• Bupleurum vanheurckii
• Bupleurum chinense f. chiliosciadium

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Apiales, it is classified under the family Apiaceae. It is specifically identified by the genus Bupleurum and the variety chinense.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical presence across several distinct regions of China. It can be found growing throughout the areas of China South-Central and China Southeast. Furthermore, its range extends into the northern territories of Inner Mongolia and Manchuria. The species is also widely distributed within the China North-Central region. Collectively, these locations highlight the diverse environmental settings where the plant thrives.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Bupleurum chinense var. chinense has 5 reported plant parts identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, fruit, leaf, seed, stem.

Root

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
3. Fitoterapia
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Physiologia plantarum

Fruit

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Leaf

1. Frontiers in plant science

Seed

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Stem

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Chemicals

Bupleurum chinense var. chinense has 128 reported phytochemicals identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Saikosaponin A, Saikosaponins, Saikosaponin D, Saikosaponin, Saikosaponin C.

Saikosaponin A

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biomedical chromatography : BMC
3. Frontiers in plant science
4. Archives of pharmacal research
5. BMC plant biology

Saikosaponins

1. BMC genomics
2. BMC plant biology
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Chinese herbal medicines
5. Frontiers in genetics

Saikosaponin D

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biomedical chromatography : BMC
3. Frontiers in plant science
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
5. BMC plant biology

Saikosaponin

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. BMC genomics
3. BMC plant biology
4. Journal of integrative plant biology
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Saikosaponin C

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biomedical chromatography : BMC
3. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
4. Analytical chemistry
5. Pharmaceutical biology

Flavonoids

1. Physiologia plantarum
2. Scientific reports
3. Fen zi xi bao sheng wu xue bao = Journal of molecular cell biology
4. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Saikosaponin B2

1. Biomedical chromatography : BMC
2. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
3. Pharmaceutical biology
4. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

saikosaponin B1

1. Biomedical chromatography : BMC
2. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin
3. Journal of natural medicines
4. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

linoleic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
3. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

ABSCISIC ACID

1. BMC plant biology
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Bupleurum chinense var. chinense has 319 reported activities identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antipyretic, Antiviral, Hepatoprotective, Analgesic, Antiepileptic.

Antipyretic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
4. Life (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Plant signaling & behavior

Antiviral

1. Dr. Duke
2. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Pharmaceutical biology

Hepatoprotective

1. Dr. Duke
2. Life (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Plant signaling & behavior

Analgesic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antiepileptic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Antifibrotic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antitumor

1. Dr. Duke
2. Pharmaceutical biology

5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

ACE-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

ACTH-genic

1. Dr. Duke

Preparations

Bupleurum chinense var. chinense has 8 reported preparations identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include roots, Dried aerial parts of Bupleurum chinense were extracted with EtOH, Radix Bupleuri, alcohol-extract, anther callus.

Roots

1. Fitoterapia
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Dried aerial parts of bupleurum chinense were extracted with etoh

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Radix bupleuri

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Alcohol-extract

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Anther callus

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Dried roots

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Fermented aerial part of bupleurum chinense

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Vinegar-baked bupleurum chinense

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials