1, Bupleurum chinense DC. : harmonizing exterior and interior, soothing liver and relieving depression, rising yang and relieving depression, clearing heat and stopping malaria.

2, function: used for cold and fever, cold and heat mixed, malaria, liver depression and qi stagnation, chest pain, proctoptosis, uterine prolapse, irregular menstruation.

3. Taboo: Bupleurum chinense is forbidden or used with caution if the nature of Bupleurum chinense is ascending and dispersing, liver wind moves internally and liver yang is hyperactive.

4. Bupleurum, Chinese medicine name. It is a herb included in China Pharmacopoeia, and its medicinal part is the dried root of Umbelliferae plant Bupleurum chinense or Bupleurum stenophyllum. Excavate in spring and autumn, remove stems, leaves and sediment, and dry. Bupleurum chinense is a commonly used medicine for relieving exterior syndrome. Also known as Dixun, Shancai, Mushroom Grass and firewood, it is bitter in nature and slightly cold, and enters the liver and gallbladder meridians.