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Plant Details

Accepted name: 
Ephedra sinica Stapf [Ephedraceae]
Source: 
World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant: 
Plants of the World Online
Non-scientific name: Class of name: Medicinal source:
amsania Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
budshur Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
cao 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)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chewa Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
chinese ephedra Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
chinese joint-fir Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chinese jointfir Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
desert tea Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
efedra Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ephdrae herba Pharmaceutical Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
ephedra Other Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ephedra herb Other British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
ephedra herba Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ephedra radix Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ephedra root Other Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
ephedra stem Other Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
ephedrae herba Pharmaceutical E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ephedrae radix et rhizoma Pharmaceutical Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
ephedrakraut Other E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
ephédra Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
hemp yellow Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
herba ephedra Pharmaceutical Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
herba ephedrae Pharmaceutical Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
herbal ecstasy Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
horsetail Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
hum Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
huma Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
joint fir Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
khama Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kinesisk efedra Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ma hoàng Other Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ma huang Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ma huang gen Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ma-huang Other Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
mahuang Other Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
mahuanggen Other Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
mao Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
mao-kon Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
maoh Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
maou Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
meerträubel Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
mu huang Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
mu-tsei-ma-huang Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
máhuáng Other Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
môc tac ma hoàng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
phok Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
radix et rhizoma ephedrae Pharmaceutical Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
raisin de mer Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
san-ma-huang Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
shrubby Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
soma Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
song tuê ma hoàng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
trung aa hoàng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
tsao-ma-huang Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
tutgantha Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
uva marina Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
éphédra Other Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
マオウ Other Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
草麻黃 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
麻黃 Other Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
麻黄 Other Consv. of Endangered Med. Pl. in Arid Desert Region (Lang et al., 2017)
Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
麻黄根 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)