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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Bupleurum |
| Species: | B. falcatum
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| Bupleurum falcatum | |
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]
References
edit- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Bupleurum falcatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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