A New Species of the Genus Bupleurum (Umbelliferae) from China

Li Ying, Pan Sheng-Li, Luo Si-Qi

¹(Shanghai First Medical College) ²(Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry)

Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1986-04-18 Published:1986-04-18
Contact: Li Ying

Abstract:

Chai-Hu is one of the most popular Chinese traditional drugs used

ever since the ancient time and is prescribed principally in the treatment of fevers and

influenza. In this article, the authors report a new species, Bupleurum luxieuse Y. Li

et S. L. Pan which was discovered in Yunnan Province and used as Chinese drug under

the name of Chai-Hu. The morphology was analysed and preliminary phytochemical

tests of B. luxiense were carried out. The thin layer chromatograms and gas chroma-

tograms of the essential oil and the qualitative analysis of the saikosaponin of this new

species are similar to those of Bupleurum chinense DC., a standard material medica of

Chai-Hu. Moreover, the roots of B. luxiense is discovered to have saikoside 2 times more

than B. chinense. The results suggest that the new species be used as a substitute of

high quality for Chai-Hu.

Key words: Bupleurum, Bupleurum luxiense, essential oil, saikosaponin

Li Ying, Pan Sheng-Li, Luo Si-Qi. A New Species of the Genus Bupleurum (Umbelliferae) from China[J]. .

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