| Family |
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) |
| Scientific name |
Bupleurum falcatum L. |
| Synonyms |
Bupleurum chinense de Candolle; Bupleurum falcatum L. subsp. falcatum;
Bupleurum falcatum L. subsp. scorzonerifolium (Willdenow) Koso-Poljansky;
Bupleurum falcatum L. var. komarowii Koso-Poljansky; Bupleurum falcatum
L. var. scorzonerifolium (Willdenow) Ledebour; Bupleurum flexuosum Moench;
Bupleurum occidentale (Koso-Poljansky) Mandenova; Bupleurum petiolare Lapeyr;
Bupleurum petrogenes Verlot; Bupleurum rossicum (Koso-Poljansky) Woronow;
Bupleurum rotundifolium L.; Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willdenow ex Schlechter;
Bupleurum sinensium Gandoger; Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willdenow forma
ensifolium (H. Wolff) Nakai; Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willdenow var.
stenophyllum Nakai; Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willdenow var. stenophyllum
Nakai forma kiusianum (Kitagawa) Kitagawa; Bupleurum stenophyllum (Nakai)
Kitagawa var. kiusianum Kitagawa; Bupleurum subfalcatum Schur; Bupleurum
transsilvanicum Schur |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) mishima-saiko (ミシマサイコ, 三島柴胡 [Mishima's saiko (Mishima
City is locating in Shizuoka Prefecture, saiko = a traditional Chinese
medicine)]), wa-saiko (ワサイコ, 和柴胡 [Japanese saiko]) |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Turkey, Europe |
| Habitat |
Field |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=28 |
| Description |
Plants electing 40-70cm tall. Leaves 4-15cm long, 5-15mm wide. Flowers
yellow, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 3mm long. Perennial
plants. |
| Reference |
Bupleurum falcatum L. |
| Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willdenow |
| Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd. |
| Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984) |
| Promotion of absorption of drugs administered through the alimentary system (US Patent 4501734/1985) |
| Process for producing a biologically active substance and compositions containing the same (US Patent 4871540/1989) |
| Saikosaponin derivatives, their production and use (US Patent 4918171/1990) |
| Composition and method for treating nicotine dependency (US Patent 5130132/1992) |
| Process for the preparation of pharmaceutical liquid composition containing Bezoar bovis (US Patent 5164184/1992) |
| Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing bezoar bovis and preparation for its manufacture (US Patent 5190757/1993) |
| Method of culturing Mishima-saiko (US Patent 5294550/1994) |
| Stabilized cosmetic compositions containing monoacyl phosphatide and a saponin (US Patent 5567419/1996) |
| Peroxidase produced by plant cell cultures (US Patent 5670357/1997) |
| Peroxidase production (US Paetnt 5728550/1998) |
| Cultured cells of quillaja sp (US Patent 5716848/1998) |
| Method for reducing the severity of gastro-intestinal damage (US Patent 5888978/1999) |
| Use of cytokine restraining agents to treat inflammatory bowel disease (US Patent 5888969/1999) |
| Herbal compositions for hepatic disorders (US Patent 6126942/2000) |
| Multicomponent clostridial vaccines using saponin adjuvants (US Patent 6083512/2000) |
| Pharmaceutical suppository composites for fever and influenza and method of producing the composites (US Patent 6063383/2000) |
| Indole derivatives and rooting inducers comprising the same as the active ingredient (US Patent 6046138/2000) |
| Cleansing and conditioning article for skin or hair (US Patent 6153208/2000) |
| Cleansing and conditioning products for skin or hair with improved deposition of conditioning ingredients (US Patent 6190678/2001) |
| Cleansing articles for skin and/or hair which also deposit skin care actives (US Patent 6338855/2002) |
| Herbal compositions for treating immunological disorders (US Patent 6383525/2002) |
| Animal feed additives (US Patent 6503544/2003) |
| Polysaccharide separation method (US Patent 6770758/2004) |
| Production of polygalacturonides and their use as food additives (US Patent 6696554/2004) |
| Composition containing novel compound corniculatonin having antifungi properties and a process for preparing the same (US Patent 6777004/2004) |
| Multi component controlled delivery system for soap bars (US Patent 6825161/2004) |
| Triterpene compositions and methods for use thereof (US Patent 6689398/2004) |
| Triterpene compositions and methods for use thereof (US Patent 7105186/2006) |
| Compositions for the treatment of acquired immunodeficiency disease (US Patent 7008650/2006) |
| Micropropagation and production of phytopharmaceutical plants (US Patent 7005298/2006) |
| Chocolate composition as delivery system for nutrients and medications (US Patent 7048941/2006) |
| Multi component controlled delivery system for soap bars (US Patent 7208460/2007) |
| Stabilized ascorbic acid derivatives (US Patent 7223775/2007) |
| Herbal Composition (US Patent 20070212432) |
| Compositions containing sucralose and application thereof (US Patent 7229658/2007) |
| Production of peroxidase from plant cell and callus cultures (US Patent 7390641/2008) |
| Compositions for the treatment of acquired immunodeficiency disease (US Patent 7364760/2008) |