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Mar 14, 2019 · Ephedra sinica (ma huang) is a plant that has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. You can buy ma huang tea and ephredra herb, but the FDA banned ephedrine-containing products.
What is Ma Huang? The 3 species of this shrubby plant that are sources of the drug are native to China, where the aboveground parts are collected in the fall and dried for drug use. The root of E. sinica or E. intermedia is known as ma huang gen and is considered to be a distinct drug, used for its anti-soporific (anti-sleep) properties.
Ephedra sinica (also known as Chinese ephedra or Ma Huang) is a species of Ephedra native to Mongolia, Russia (Buryatiya, Chita, Primorye), and northeastern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi). [2] [3] Uses. Medicinal
Jul 15, 2024 · Ma huang is one of the earliest and best known drugs of Chinese traditional medicine. It is mentioned in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, one of the premodern classics of Chinese medicine written around 100 AD. Ma huang was used to induce perspiration and treat the symptoms of bronchial asthma, colds, and influenza; it is still in traditional use today.
Mar 14, 2018 · Ma Huang. Ma huang, Chinese ephedra, was used to treat asthma, or at least wheezing, five thousand years ago. The Herbal Classic of the Divine Plowman described it as an herb of “middle class,” referring to its perceived usefulness rather than to a social standing. It has been part of the Chinese herbal pharmacopoeia ever since, and Chinese ...