Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Ephedra

Plant

Family

Ephedraceae

English

Ephedra, Jointfir, Joint-pine, Sea grape, Shuang sui ma huang

Latin

Ephedra distachya L., Ephedra sinensis

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anti-asthmatic, Anti-Bronchitic, Antifebrile, Antipyretic, Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Antiviral, Antiviral Agent, asthma, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, convulsive state, cough depressing, Cough suppressant, Cramp, cramps, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Febrifugal, febrifuge, have weak nerves, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, Induce sweating, Medicinal, Medicinal herb, medicine, Medicines, Narrows blood vessels, Nervine, Nervous atony, Nervous debility, Nervous lassitude, Nervous trophorestorative, neurasthenia, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relax spasms, relieves fevers, spasm, Spasmolytic, sudorific, suffering from a nervous disorder, sweat-inducing, Tonic, Unspecified Medicinal Disorders, Used for medicine, Used medicinally, viral infection, Viruses, virus infection, weak nerves

Warnings

No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use, Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Ingredients

 Cathine, ephedrine, N-Methyl-Ephedrine, Norepinephrine, Pseudoephedrine, saponin, Tannic acid, Tanning agents

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0160

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