Bupleurum, Chai Hu, 柴胡 Hare’s Ear, Chinese ThoroughwaxChai Hu (TCM)Bod skyes zi ra ser po  བོད་སྐྱེས་ཟི་ར་སེར་པོ་ (B. falcatum, Tibetan Medicine) B. falcatumIllustration by James Sowerby (Wikimedia) Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Buleurum aureum (Photo by Лобачев Владимир) (Wikimedia) (Photo by Convallaria majalis) (Wikimedia) Cut Bupleurum Chai Hu (Adam 2023) Botanical name: Bupleurum spp.A number of species supply the market: B. chinense (Chai Hu) B. scorzonerifolium (Hong Chai Hu) B. angustissimum (Xian Ye Chai Hu) B. aureum (Jin Huang Chai Hu) B. falcatum (in Tibet, Japan and Korea) B. smithii (Hei Chai Hu) B. longiradiatum (Da Ye Chai Hu) B. marginatum (Zhu Ye Chai Hu) B. chaishoui (Chai Shou) B. wenchuanense (Wen Chuan Chai Hu) B. sibiricum (Xing An Chai Hu) B. yinchowense (Yin Zhou Chai Hu) The European Thoroughwax B. rotundifolium was known, but rarely used in Europe. Parts used: Root is the official drug; the herb (above-ground parts) are used similarly, and the whole herb with root, collected in Spring, is also used. Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, pungent Classifications: A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Heat, Reduces Fever, Clears Toxin:-‘Lesser Yang’ disorders in TCM: chills and fever, bitter taste, flank pain, irritability-Wind-Heat attack with Fever; Malarial Fevers-adjunct herb for…

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