Ephedra Herb / Mahung/ Ephedra Vulgaris / エフェドラハーブ / 麻黃草  Má huáng cǎo / 에페드라 허브

Ephedra is a shrub that is native to Pakistan, China, and northwestern India. Some ephedra species grow in the Southwest desert of the United States. The ephedra plant is a perennial evergreen that stands 1 foot high, on average. But it may grow up to 4 feet. Nearly leafless, the plant has slender, cylindrical, yellow-green branches and underground runners. In August, the flowers bear poisonous, fleshy, red cones resembling berries. The 3 ephedra species, ephedra sinica, ephedra equisetina, and ephedra intermedia, are collectively known by their Chinese name ma huang.

Ephedra is the World’s oldest herb used in Chinese Medicines. Its main active medical ingredients are the alkaloid called ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. It is a natural remedy for various kinds of illnesses such as acute muscular and bronchial asthma, cold, nasal congestion, allergies and fever. It is also used as a headache reliever. Around the globe ephedra is considered to be one of the best medicine for weight loss (for its thermogenic fat burning properties), as an energy booster and to enhance athletic performance.

The herb Ephedra sinica, used in traditional Chinese medicine, contains ephedrine and pseudoephedrine as its principal active constituents. The stems are the source of famous drug ephedrine and stems contain the other alkaloid, pseudo ephedrine.

Parts Used:

The young stems and branchlets are the parts used for medicinal preparations.

Ephedra is primarily used to treat:

• Asthma
• Cough
• Bronchitis
• Allergic rhinitis
• Sinusitis
• Nasal congestion

English Name: Joint Pine

Botanical Name: Ephedra Vulgaris

Korean Name: 에페드라 허브

Taiwanese Name: 麻黃草 Má huáng cǎo

Japanese Name: エフェドラハーブ

Local Name: Soma Kalpa

Ephedra Herbs Other Names: As Ephedrine, Evulgaris, Somlatha, Ma huang in Chinese, Mahuang, Mahung, Ephedrae Herba, Chinese Ephedra, Mormon Tea, Pinyin, Somakalpa, Pakistani Ephedra, Chinese Ephedra, American Ephedra, Europoean Ephedra, Pakistani Ephedra Exporter, Green Ephedra etc.

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