One of the great medicines of all time, ephedra (Ephedra sinica) has been in use for as long as 5,000 years. Known as Ma Huang in traditional Chinese Medicine, ephedra is native to Central Asia.

The compound, extracted from Ephedra sinica plants, used in traditional Chinese medicine (the plant is also known as “Ma Huang”), is a stimulant that tightens up blood vessels and opens up the ...

Let’s try to understand this herb a little. Ephedra sinica, also known as ma huang, is the plant most commonly used as a source of ephedra products. Ma huang has been used for thousands of years ...

DIETERS looking for a safer alternative to ephedra-based diet pills might be out of luck. New research shows that two popular supplements promoted as safe and ephedra-free can also raise heart ...

In the U.S., the plant has become an alternative to the recently banned ephedra and is increasingly ... Guarana is available in capsules, in liquid extracts and as a tea. Some food items, such ...

Finding they pose an "unreasonable risk to the public health," the federal government on Tuesday said it will ban dietary supplements containing ephedra. "Based on the best possible scientific ...

The Food and Drug Administration sent letters to eight companies and individuals yesterday warning them to stop offering products such as "Space Cadet Capsules" and "Druids Fantasy Capsules" as ...

Soft-gelatin capsules were left intact. For liquid dosage forms, 1-mL portions were obtained for analysis. The procedure for extracting ephedra alkaloids from each dosage form was that used by ...

The article, titled "An N-methyltransferase from Ephedra sinica catalyzing the formation of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine enables substituted phenylalkylamine production in engineered microbes ...

SF, Las Vegas, Nev. ANSWER: Ephedra sinica, the herb also known as Ma Huang, is the one that was outlawed by the FDA and can no longer be legally sold as a dietary supplement. The major reason is ...