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botanical illustration of Ma-Huang, Ephedra spp

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Ma-Huang

Ephedra spp

Ma-Huang · Canutillos · Chi Ma hoàng · Csikófark · Deniz üzümü · Efedra · Efedrat · Ephedras · Joint-firs · Jointfirs · Knoopspar · Meerträubchen · Meerträubel · Mormon Tea · Mormon tea · Mormon's Teas · Przęśl · Tł’ohozihii · Zeedruif · chvojník

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ALKALOIDS, COPPER, EPHEDRADINE-B, EPHEDRADINE-C

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Ephedraceae

Scientific name: Ephedra spp

Common names: Ma-Huang, Canutillos, Chi Ma hoàng, Csikófark, Deniz üzümü, Efedra, Efedrat, Ephedras, Joint-firs, Jointfirs, Knoopspar, Meerträubchen, Meerträubel, Mormon Tea, Mormon tea, Mormon's Teas, Przęśl, Tł’ohozihii, Zeedruif, chvojník

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • [Mahuang (herbaceous stem of Ephedra spp.): chemistry, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics]. · 2022 source ↗
  • Antioxidant properties and qualitative analysis of phenolic constituents in Ephedra spp. by HPTLC together with injection port derivatization GC-MS. · 2021 source ↗
  • Benzaldehyde is a precursor of phenylpropylamino alkaloids as revealed by targeted metabolic profiling and comparative biochemical analyses in Ephedra spp. · 2012 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ALKALOIDS
  • COPPER
  • EPHEDRADINE-B
  • EPHEDRADINE-C
  • EPHEDROXANE
  • MANGANESE
  • L-N-METHYL-EPHEDRINE
  • NONACOSAN-10-OL
  • L-NOREPHEDRINE
  • SODIUM
  • TRICOSAN-1-OL
  • NONACOSANE
  • D-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE
  • EPHEDRADINE-A
  • L-EPHEDRINE
  • MAGNESIUM
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  • D-N-METHYL-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE
  • 1-ALPHA-TERPINEOL
  • D-NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE
  • IRON
  • POTASSIUM
  • CALCIUM
  • ZINC

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Ephedra spp
Ephedra spp · Gómez JF, Nieves MH, Gayubo SF, Nieves-Aldrey JL (2017) Terminal-instar larval systematics and biology of west European species of Ormyridae associated with insect galls (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea). ZooKeys 644: 51-88. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.644.10035

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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