Effects and functions of Bupleurum chinense

Silver Bupleurum is a very common Chinese medicine and is also a frequently used medicine. It has unique effects and functions in treating many diseases. Here we will tell you in detail about the effects of some Chinese medicine Bupleurum chinense.

【English name】RADIX STELLARIAE

[Source] This product is the dried root of Stellaria dichotoma L. var.lanceolata Bge., a plant of the genus Stellaria in the Caryophyllaceae family. The plants are dug up in spring and summer or when the stems and leaves wither in autumn; the cultivated products are dug up in mid-September of the third year or mid-April of the fourth year after planting, and the residual stems, fibrous roots and mud are removed, and the plants are dried in the sun.

[Properties] This product is cylindrical, occasionally branched, 15 to 40 cm long and 0.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. The surface is light brown or light brown, with twisted longitudinal wrinkles and root marks, and many hole-like or disc-shaped depressions, commonly known as "sand eyes". If you break it from the sand eyes, fine sand can be seen leaking out of the brown cracks. The root head is slightly swollen, with dense, warty protrusions of bud buds, stems or rhizomes, commonly known as "pearl plates". It is hard and brittle, easy to break, with an uneven cross-section, loose and cracked. The bark is very thin and the wood has radial textures of alternating yellow and white. It has a slight smell and a sweet taste.

【Identification】 (1) Cross section of this product: Cork cells are arranged in several to more than ten rows. The cortex is narrow. Phloem sieve tube groups are obvious. The cambium is ring-shaped. The xylem is well developed. Rays are up to 10 rows of cells wide. The thin-walled cells contain calcium oxalate sand crystals, which are more common in the ray cells.

[Processing] Remove impurities, wash, soak, cut into thick slices, and dry.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, slightly cold.

[return through meridians] Return to the liver and stomach meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away deficiency heat and eliminates malnutrition fever. It is used for fever due to yin deficiency, bone steaming and fatigue fever, and malnutrition and fever in children.

【Usage and Dosage】 3～9g.

【Storage】Place in ventilated and dry place to prevent moth.

[Remarks] (1) It can reduce fever without being bitter and laxative. It is an important medicine for clearing away heat from internal organs and is often used together with Artemisia annua and Rehmannia root bark.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

【Source】 "Compendium of Materia Medica"

The above describes some ways to eat Bupleurum chinense. Although many medicinal herbs can be eaten, we must remind everyone that Chinese medicines generally cannot be taken indiscriminately and should be used according to your own situation.