Bupleurum is a very large genus of plants of the Apiaceae family, represented by 185 to 195 species. Bupleurum, In many coastal gardens, this shapely evergreen shrub from southern Europe is grown as a specimen border plant or massed as an effective screen and windbreak. Inland it is best protected from the cold by planting it against a wall, where it will grow taller and need pruning more often. The subtle colouring is pleasing, the bright green leaves with their silvery undersides blending well with the soft colouring of the neat, rounded heads of yellow or greenish yellow flowers. Old tangled bushes may be cut down in spring to regenerate.

A detailed phytochemical study of the aerial parts of Bupleurum marginatum Wall. ex DC revealed a novel aryltetraline lactone lignan identified as 9-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-6,7,8-trimethoxy-3a,4,9,9a-tetrahydronaphtho[2,3-c]furan-1(3H)-one (marginatoxin) along with nine known compounds and characterization of five other compounds either by GLC/MS or LC/MS techniques.