Chinese: ma huang
English: ephedra
Pharmaceutical: Ephedrae Herba
Properties: Acrid, slightly bitter, warm
Standard Species: Ephedra sinica Stapf., Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C.A. Mey., Ephedra equisetina Bge.
Ephedra sinica Stapf – – University of Kumamoto, Medicinal Herb Garden
Ephedra sinica Stapf – – University of Kumamoto, Medicinal Herb Garden
(Photo by TH Tanaka)
Ephedra – Hortus Haren, Haren, Netherlands (Photo by TH Tanaka)
Ephedra – Hortus Haren, Haren, Netherlands (Photo by TH Tanaka)