Ephedra sinica

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Ephedra
(Cao Ma Huang—草麻黄)
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Ephedra sinica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
Order: Ephedrales
Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species:
E. sinica
Binomial name
Ephedra sinica
Stapf
Synonyms [2]
  • Ephedra flavaF.P.Sm.
  • Ephedra ma-huangTang S.Liu

Ephedra sinica 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]

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Uses

Medicinal

It is the primary source of the medicinal preparation ephedra. It has been proposed as a candidate for the legendary soma of the Rigveda.

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. "Ephedra sinica in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2016-07-07.