Bupleurum is a kind of perennial herb of Umbelliferae, also known as Dixian, fenugreek, mountain vegetables, Rucao, Chacao. It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine for clearing heat, which is used for cold and fever, cold and heat exchange, malaria, liver stagnation and qi stagnation, sternocostal pain, rectal prolapse, uterine shedding, irregular menstruation, etc.

Bupleurum, also known as mountain vegetables, has seedlings in February and blooms in July.

This story was published in the "Park Houseediting" written by Fang Shao in the Song Dynasty, and also in "Introduction to Medicine" compiled by Li Bing in the Ming Dynasty.