Chai-Hu

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, JP

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Back), Diaphoretic, Fever, Liver

Science studied: 3-O-(ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-OLEANOLIC, ARSENIC, IRON, LINOLENIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Apiaceae

Scientific name: Bupleurum chinense

Common names: Chai-Hu, Chinese thoroughwax, Mountain hare's ear, Slender hare's ear, bei chai hu, bupleurum, chai hu, hare's-ear, kinesisk harört, 두메시호, ヒロハミシマサイコ

POWO: 839099-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, JP.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Back)
• Diaphoretic
• Fever
• Liver
• Malaria
• Metroxenia
• Nausea
• Ache(Head)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• JP

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Back)
• Diaphoretic
• Fever
• Liver
• Malaria
• Metroxenia
• Nausea
• Ache(Head)
• Cold
• Thirst

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Back) · China · "
• Diaphoretic · China · "
• Fever · China · "
• Liver · China · "
• Malaria · China · "
• Metroxenia · China · "
• Nausea · China · "
• Ache(Head) · China · "
• Cold · China · "
• Thirst · China · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of the HMGR gene family in Bupleurum chinense DC. · 2026 source ↗
• Using Biomod2 and spatial quality modeling for comprehensive production zoning of <i>Bupleurum chinense</i> DC. · 2026 source ↗
• Spatial metabolomics reveals brassinosteroid-mediated compartmentalization of saikosaponin biosynthesis in Bupleurum chinense DC. under abiotic stress. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 3-O-(ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-OLEANOLIC
• ARSENIC
• IRON
• LINOLENIC-ACID
• MAGNESIUM
• MERCURY
• OLEIC-ACID
• POTASSIUM
• SAIKOGENIN-F
• SAIKOGENIN-G
• SAIKOSAPONIN-B
• SAIKOSAPONIN-C
• SODIUM
• ALPHA-SPINASTEROL
• DELTA-22-STIGMASTENOL
• ZINC

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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