EPHEDRA

Ephedra

Ephedra usually refers to the plant Ephedra sinica. E. sinica, known in Chinese as ma huang, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for 5,000 years. Several additional species belonging to the genus Ephedra have traditionally been used for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a possible candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. Native Americans and Mormon pioneers drank a tea brewed from other Ephedra species, called Mormon Tea or Indian Tea.

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ephedra

Noun

  1. Any plant of the genus Ephedra of gymnosperm shrubs.
  2. A stimulant derived from the plant used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and in over-the-counter weight-loss aids.


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