Bupleurum Root

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Bupleurum root (bupleurem chinense)

Latin Name: Bupleurem chinense
Common Names: Bupleurum root

Bupleurum root, as its Latin appellation (bupleurem chinense) suggests, is obtained from a plant native to China, where it is known as chai hu. It is one of the most important botanicals used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM); such practitioners suggest that bupleuren root is effective in regulating one’s qi, or “life-force,” and like St. John’s Wort, used in TCM for depression.