Its base and branches are woody, and their green stems grow straight up, branching as they grow ... and Native Americans used an ephedra tea to relieve congestion. Several thousand years ago, strong ...

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 ...

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.

Some 12 million Americans take diet pills or consume energy drinks laced with Ephedra sinica, a Chinese medicinal herb containing stimulants known as ephedrine alkaloids. But the 1994 Dietary ...

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 ...