Look up: Ephedra

1. ephedra
   [n] - jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
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2. Ephedra
   Ephedra: A medicinal herb, known scientifically as Ephedra sinica and Ephedra equisetina, also known as mahuang and herbal ecstasy. Ephedra comes from the dried rhizome and root of the plant. The main active ingredients in ephedra are ephedrine and pseudoephedrine which account for the medicinal pro...
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3. ephedra
   Ephedra equisetina (family Gnetaceae). Ma Huang; the plant source for the alkaloid ephedrine. Indigenous to China and India, it is 0.75 to over 1% ephedrine; also contains some pseudoephedrine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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4. ephedra
   noun jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
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5. Ephedra
   the only genus of the family Ephedraceae, an evolutionally early group of low, straggling, or climbing gymnospermous desert shrubs and the only ... [5 related articles]
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6. Ephedra
   Ephedra (Ephedra vulgaris), also known as Ephedrine, Epitonin and Ma Huang, is an Asiatic plant of the order Gnetaceae found on sandy seashores in temperate climates of both hemispheres in China, Siberia and Japan. The plant has stamens and pistils on separate flowers, the staminate flowers occurrin...
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7. ephedra
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-fed′ră Definitions: 1. Ephedra equisetina (family Gnetaceae). Ma huang; the plant source for the alkaloid ephedrine. Indigenous to China and India, it is 0.7% to over 1% ephedrine; also contains some pseudoephedrine.
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8. ephedra
   ephedra: see ephedrine.
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9. ephedra
   A shrub native to China and India. The stems and roots are used in traditional medicine as a diuretic and for asthma, bronchitis, and cough. It has also been promoted as a decongestant, a weight loss aid, and as a supplement to increase energy. Ephedra may cause high blood pressure, increased heart ...
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10. Ephedra
    `Ephedra`, an extract of the plant t=wikt:麻|麻doi=10.1021/js9801844-->--> has been used as a herbal remedy in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of asthma and hay fever, as well as for the doi=10.1002/ptr.1337-->--> Ephedra is a stimulant that constricts blood vessels and inc...
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11. Ephedra
    (genus) `Ephedra` is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family `Ephedraceae` and order `Ephedrales`. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the northern hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern No...
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