作 者 ：Li Ying, Pan Sheng-Li, Luo Si-Qi
期 刊 ：植物分类学报 1986年 2期
Keywords:Bupleurum, Bupleurum luxiense, essential oil, saikosaponin,
Abstract:
Chai-Hu is one of the most popular Chinese traditional drugs used
ever since the ancient time and is prescribed principally in the treatment of fevers and
influenza. In this article, the authors report a new species, Bupleurum luxieuse Y. Li
et S. L. Pan which was discovered in Yunnan Province and used as Chinese drug under
the name of Chai-Hu. The morphology was analysed and preliminary phytochemical
tests of B. luxiense were carried out. The thin layer chromatograms and gas chroma-
tograms of the essential oil and the qualitative analysis of the saikosaponin of this new
species are similar to those of Bupleurum chinense DC., a standard material medica of
Chai-Hu. Moreover, the roots of B. luxiense is discovered to have saikoside 2 times more
than B. chinense. The results suggest that the new species be used as a substitute of
high quality for Chai-Hu.