Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. [Ephedraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
diego lopez	Other	Med. Pl. in N Peru (Revene et al., 2008)
diegolope	Other	Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
frutilla del campo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pinco-pinco	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pingo pingo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
san-san	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
sanu-sanu	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
solda que solda	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
soldaque	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
suelda consuelda	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
suelda que suelda	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
tola	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
tramontana	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf, aerial part, bark		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
Dried aerial parts		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ephedra americana var. humboldtii Stapf Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 85 (1889).
Ephedra peruviana Bertero ex Carr. Traité Gén. Conif.: 549 (1855).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ephedra americana H. & B.	Med. Pl. in N Peru (Revene et al., 2008)
Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ephedra americana Willd.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)

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