Bupleurum scorzonerifolium is a species of Bupleurum native to China, Siberia, Russian Far East, Korea, and Japan. Its root is used in traditional Chinese medicine known as Radix Bupleuri (柴胡).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Red Thorowax being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Bupleurum sibiricum
- Bupleurum falcatum
- Bupleurum polyphyllum
- Bupleurum multinerve
- Bupleurum exaltatum
- Bupleurum bicaule
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Bupleurum
- Species
- Bupleurum scorzonerifolium
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