Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C.A.Mey. [Ephedraceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
amojak	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010)
asmanibooti	Other	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
chekender	Other	Useful Pl. of Wakhan & Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
chinese ephedra	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
chul kizilcha	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
efedra srednyaya	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
ephdrae herba	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
ephedra	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ephedra herb	Other	British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
ephedra root	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010)
ephedra stem	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
ephedrae herba	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ephedrae radix et rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
herba ephedra	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
herba ephedrae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
herbal ecstasy	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
intermediate ephedra	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kizilcha	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
kpvoynik sredniy	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
ma huang	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ma huang gen	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
mahon	Other	Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003)
mahuang	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
mahuanggen	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
modraq	Other	Useful Pl. of Wakhan & Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
mtshe ldum	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
naromb	Other	Med. Pl. in Balochistan, Pakistan (Bibi et al., 2014)
ortocho chekende	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
pustynnaya efedra	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
radix et rhizoma ephedrae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
somalatha	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
tsé dum	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
yimuk	Other	Useful Pl. of Wakhan & Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
zhong ma huang	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
чекендер	Other	Useful Pl. of Wakhan & Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
ایمک	Other	Useful Pl. of Wakhan & Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
مادرق	Other	Useful Pl. of Wakhan & Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
མཚེ་ལྡུམ།	Other	Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020)
マオウ	Other	Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
中麻黃	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
麻黃	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
麻黄	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
麻黄根	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome, root	dried root and rhizome	Pharmacop. of China (2010)
herbaceous stem		British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
stem	stem	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Aerial parts		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Leaves		Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003)
Fruits		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in Balochistan, Pakistan (Bibi et al., 2014)
herbaceous stem	dried herbaceous stem	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
terrestrial stem		Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019)
stem, root, rhizome		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
stem	dried herbaceous stem	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
stem	dried herbaceous stem	European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
stem	stem	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
Stem, Leaf, Flower, Fruit		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
stem		Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
terrestrial stem		Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
stem	Dried herbaceous stem	European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
terrestrial stem		Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 14 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ephedra ferganensis V.A.Nikitin Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 1: 504 (1957).
Ephedra heterosperma V.A.Nikitin Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 1: 503 (1957).
Ephedra intermedia var. persica Stapf Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 63 (1889).
Ephedra intermedia var. schrenkii Stapf Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 62 (1889).
Ephedra intermedia var. tibetica Stapf Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 63 (1889).
Ephedra khurikensis P.Sharma & P.L.Uniyal Syst. Bot. 35: 731 (2010).
Ephedra microsperma V.A.Nikitin Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 1: 503 (1957).
Ephedra pangiensis Rita Singh & P.Sharma Phytotaxa 218: 189 (2015).
Ephedra persica (Stapf) V.A.Nikitin Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 1: 504 (1957).
Ephedra sumlingensis P.Sharma & P.L.Uniyal Bull. Bot. Surv. India 50: 179 (2008 publ. 2009).
Ephedra tesquorum V.A.Nikitin Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 1: 503 (1957).
Ephedra tibetica (Stapf) V.A.Nikitin Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 1: 503 (1957).
Ephedra valida V.A.Nikitin Fl. Tadzhiksk. S.S.R. 1: 504 (1957).
Ephedra vulgaris var. submonostachys Boiss. & Buhse Aufz. Transk. Pers. Pfl. Wien: 204 (1860).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ephedra intermedia	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003)
Ephedra intermedia Schr. & Mey	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017)
Ephedra intermedia Schrank	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C. A. Mey.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C. A. Mey. var. intermedia	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C.A. Mey.	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C.A.Mey.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Materia Med. in Sowa Rigpa (Wangyal et al., 2020) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C.A.Meyer	Japanese Pharmacop., 17th edn. (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacop., 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C.Meyer	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & Mey.	Useful Pl. of Wakhan & Pamir, Afghanistan (Soelberg, 2016)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & Meyer	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk &Meyer	Med. Pl. in Balochistan, Pakistan (Bibi et al., 2014)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C. A. Mey	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C. A. Mey.	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C. A. Meyer	Korean Pharmacop., 9th edn. (2007)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C.A. Meyer	Japanese Pharmacop., 16th edn. (2012)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C.A.Mey.	British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C.A.Meyer	Japanese Pharmacop., 15th edn. (2006)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C. A. Mey.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A. Meyer	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Mey.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex Mey.	Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010)
Ephedra intermedia Shrenk ex Meyer	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)

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