Source:
This herb is the root of Bupleurwn chinense DC or Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Wilid. (family Umbelliferae), the former being habitually known as Northern Bupleurum grown chiefly in the provinces of Liaoning, Gansu and Hubei, while the latter being known as Southern Bupleurum yielded mainly in the provinces of Hubei, Jiangsu and Sichuan. Bupleurum root is dug in spring or autumn, dried in sunlight, sliced, used unprepared or stir-baked with wine or vinegar.
Properties:
bitter and pungent in flavour, slightly cold in property, acting on the liver and gallbladder channels.
Effects:
expelling pathogenic factors from the exterior to reduce fever, soothing the depressed liver and invigorating the spleen-yang.
Indications:
1. Fever of common cold and alternate spells of chills and fever, feeling of fullness and discomfort in the chest and hypochondrium, bitter taste in the mouth and dryness in the throat due to pathogenic changes in the Shaoyang channel in exogenous febrile diseases. For the former, it is often used with liquorice, known as Bupleurum Powder (Chaihu San), or with pueraria root, as in Bupleururn arjd Pueraria Decoction for Dispelling Pathogenic Fadtors from Superfi¨¨i¨¢l Muscles (Chai Ge Jieji Tang); for the latter, it is always used together with scutellaria root, pinellia and dangshen, as in Minor Decoction of Bupleurum (Xiao Chaihu Tang). 2. Stagnation of the liver-qi shown as feeling of fullness and oppression in the chest and disphragm region, distending pain in the hypochondrium region, etc. Bupleurum is often used with cyperus tuber, Chuanxiong rhizome, bitter orange and so on, as in Bupleurum Powder for Dispersing Depressed Liver-qi (Chaihu Shugan San). In cases of irregular menstruation due to stagnation of the liver-qi and deficiency of the blood, it can be used with Chinese angelica root, white peony root and others, as in Ease Powder (Xiaoyao San). 3. Proctoptosis, hysteroptosis, gastroptosis and short breath, fatigue and lassitude due to deficiency and sinking of qi. It is often used in combination with ginseng, astragalus root, cimicifuga and other, as in Decoction for Reinforcing MiddleJiao and Replenishing Qi (Buzhong Tiqi Tang). Besides, if this herb is used in combination with scutellaria, dichroa root and so on, it is effective for malaria.
Dosage and Administration:
3¡ª10g, decocted in water for an oral dose.
Modern Researches:| Because bupleurum has lifting and floating actions, it is contraindicated for tinnitus, deafness, dizziness and headache caused by exuberance of fire due to yin deficiency and hyperactivity of the liver-yang.
| | 1. Research shows that Saikoisaponin contained in Radix Bupleuri and has the effects of reducing the catabolism of cortisol in liver cells, which reduces cravings for alcohol. 2. Scientists found that alcohol-craving lab animals tend to have a deficiency of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that enhances pleasure, and then use alcohol to stimulate the chemical. Ultimately, the brain depends on alcohol for production of dopamine, making withdrawal doubly difficult. The flavone type chemicals contained in Radix Scutellariae and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae etc. stimulates the pituitary gland in the brain releasing more dopamine, and reduces the alcohol dependence.For withdrawal symptoms: 1) depression. use Psych Balance 2) insominia, poor sleeping quality, use Sleep Balance 3) low energy. use Vitality Balance 4) low libido. use Male Balance I or Female Balance I 3 capsules 2 times a for day. 5) use Milk Thistle Seed and Psych Balance if you have other kinds of withdrawal symptoms. | 
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| Saikosaponin, tranquilize the mind, disperse the stagnated liver energy.
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| Saikoisaponin a,b,c can help hepatin, ribose and nucleic acid in the damaged liver cells arrive normal level. They can also help relieve the denaturalization and putrescence of liver cells. | 
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| The flavone type chemicals contained in Radix Scutellariae stimulates the pituitary gland in the brain releasing more dopamine, and puts people in happy modes. | 
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