Q:Bupleurum falcatum also known as Chinese Thoroughwax Sickle hare's ear and Sickle-leaf hare's ear is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family.It is endemic to Europe and Western Asia.Bupleurum falcatum has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2000 years as a liver tonic.Bupleurum falcatum has been found to possess antidepressant properties mediated through the serotonergic & noradrenergic systems (although the precise mechanism remains to be found). Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Plant