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'''''Ephedra sinica''''' is a species of ''[[Ephedra (plant)|Ephedra]]'' native to [[Mongolia]], [[Russia]] ([[Buryatiya]], [[Chita Oblast|Chita]], [[Primorye]]), and northeastern [[China]] ([[Gansu]], [[Hebei]], [[Heilongjiang]], [[Jilin]], [[Liaoning]], [[Nei Mongol]], [[Ningxia]], [[Shaanxi]], [[Shanxi]]).<ref name="w">{{Cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=333041|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|website=apps.kew.org|access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005521|title=Ephedra sinica in Flora of China @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org |access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref> |
'''''Ephedra sinica''''' (also known as '''Chinese ephedra''' or '''Ma Huang''') is a species of ''[[Ephedra (plant)|Ephedra]]'' native to [[Mongolia]], [[Russia]] ([[Buryatiya]], [[Chita Oblast|Chita]], [[Primorye]]), and northeastern [[China]] ([[Gansu]], [[Hebei]], [[Heilongjiang]], [[Jilin]], [[Liaoning]], [[Nei Mongol]], [[Ningxia]], [[Shaanxi]], [[Shanxi]]).<ref name="w">{{Cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=333041|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|website=apps.kew.org|access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005521|title=Ephedra sinica in Flora of China @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org |access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref> |
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==Uses== |
==Uses== |
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===Medicinal=== |
===Medicinal=== |
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It is the primary source of the medicinal preparation ephedra. It has been proposed as a candidate for the legendary [[Soma (drink)|soma]] of the [[Rigveda]]. |
It is the primary source of the medicinal preparation ephedra, also known by its Chinese name ''ma huang''. It has been proposed as a candidate for the legendary [[Soma (drink)|soma]] of the [[Rigveda]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Chinese medicine]] |
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* [[Ephedra (plant)|''Ephedra'']] (the genus of plants) |
* [[Ephedra (plant)|''Ephedra'']] (the genus of plants) |
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* [[Ephedra (medicine)|Ephedra]] (US-specific page on ephedrine-containing dietary supplements, observed (negative) health effects of these, and corresponding regulatory actions toward them) |
* [[Ephedra (medicine)|Ephedra]] (US-specific page on ephedrine-containing dietary supplements, observed (negative) health effects of these, and corresponding regulatory actions toward them) |
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Latest revision as of 04:58, 12 July 2024
| Chinese ephedra (Cao Ma Huang—草麻黄) | |
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| Ephedra sinica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Ephedrales |
| Family: | Ephedraceae |
| Genus: | Ephedra |
| Species: | E. sinica
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| Ephedra sinica Stapf
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ephedra sinica (also known as Chinese ephedra or Ma Huang) is a species of Ephedra native to Mongolia, Russia (Buryatiya, Chita, Primorye), and northeastern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi).[2][3]
Uses[edit]
Medicinal[edit]
It is the primary source of the medicinal preparation ephedra, also known by its Chinese name ma huang. It has been proposed as a candidate for the legendary soma of the Rigveda.
See also[edit]
- Chinese medicine
- Ephedra (the genus of plants)
- Ephedra (US-specific page on ephedrine-containing dietary supplements, observed (negative) health effects of these, and corresponding regulatory actions toward them)
- List of herbs with known adverse effects
References[edit]
- ^ Bell, A. & Bachman, S. (2011). Ephedra sinica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T201702A9168958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T201702A9168958.en. Downloaded on 05 September 2018.
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- ^ "Ephedra sinica in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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