Botanical name: Bupleurum falcatum
(Bupleurum chinensis)
Other names: Chai hu
Bupleurum falcatum
Bupleurum is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Healing power:
- for the liver and
- the circulatory system
useful for
- abdominal bloating
- menstrual pain,
- hemorrhoides,
- herpes,
- fever,
- malaria.
How to use:
You make a brew out of the roots.
Description of the plant:
Bupleurum is perennial and can withstand frost. It reaches a height up to 50 cm and has got umbles of yellow flowers.
Bupleurum is a member of the parsley family. It loves a sunny to shady location in a normal soil.
Propagation:
Start seeds from March to autumn directly into the garden. The seeds need some cold for germinating.
I sowed Bupleurum on 27th February 2005 and it germinated on 2th April 2005.
Bupleurum falcatum: Samen/seeds
