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Bupleurum
Important safety information: Traditional Chinese cautions include deficient-yin cough and certain ascending liver-fire patterns. Large doses may cause sedation, increased bowel movements, flatulence, nausea or reflux. Rare liver and pneumonitis reports involved multi-herb formulas, with causality uncertain.
Herbal actions
- Anti-inflammatory
- Hepatoprotective
- Diaphoretic
- Antitussive
Traditional and practitioner uses
These uses are presented for historical and educational context. They are not treatment claims.
- Traditional Chinese use in alternating chills and fever
- Traditional liver and digestive support
- Traditional menstrual and prolapse-pattern use
Main constituents
Triterpenoid saponins including saikosaponins, flavonoids and volatile constituents
Preparation overview
Tea: Practitioner-guided decoction or extract. Traditional Chinese formula use is individualised. A 1:2 liquid-extract reference cannot be converted directly to household tea.
Liquid extract reference: 1:2 liquid extract: 3.5–8.5 mL/day (25–60 mL/week)
Preparation strengths are not interchangeable. Open the interactive guide for the complete evidence notes and sources available for this herb.
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