Purple Bupleurum (Bupleurum chinense)
紫胡zǐ húZihu
Bupleurum chinense · Plant
4
Indications
7
With studies in people
Cautions
Avoid in cases of chronic liver disease; caution with autoimmune disorders.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Purple Bupleurum for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Depression SyndromeFever SyndromeHepatitis SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Purple Bupleurum does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Bupleurum chinense and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant20 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Immune19 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Liver60 records, 15 in people
- Depression Syndrome38 records, 7 in people
- Fever Syndrome7 records, 1 in people
- Hepatitis Syndrome7 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome48 records, 13 in people