''Ephedra sinica'' (also known as Chinese ephedra or Ma Huang) is a species of ''
Ephedra Ephedra may refer to:
* Ephedra (medicine), a medicinal preparation from the plant ''Ephedra sinica''
* ''Ephedra'' (plant), genus of gymnosperm shrubs
See also
* Ephedrine
Ephedrine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is of ...
'' native to
Mongolia
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,
Russia
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(
Buryatiya
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,
Chita,
Primorye
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), and northeastern
China (
Gansu,
Hebei
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,
Heilongjiang
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,
Jilin
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,
Liaoning,
Nei Mongol
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,
Ningxia
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,
Shaanxi
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,
Shanxi).
Uses
Medicinal
It is the primary source of the medicinal preparation ephedra, also known by its Chinese name ''ma huang''. It has been proposed as a candidate for the legendary
soma
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of the
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.
See also
*
Chinese medicine
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*
''Ephedra'' (the genus of plants)
*
Ephedra Ephedra may refer to:
* Ephedra (medicine), a medicinal preparation from the plant ''Ephedra sinica''
* ''Ephedra'' (plant), genus of gymnosperm shrubs
See also
* Ephedrine
Ephedrine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is of ...
(US-specific page on ephedrine-containing dietary supplements, observed (negative) health effects of these, and corresponding regulatory actions toward them)
*
List of herbs with known adverse effects
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References
sinica
Flora of temperate Asia
Plants described in 1927
Traditional Chinese medicine
Medicinal plants
Soma (drink)
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