Dietary supplements that contain ephedra alkaloids (sometimes called ma huang) are widely promoted and used in the United States as a means of losing weight and increasing energy. In the light of ...

Ephedra, also known as ma huang, is widely used to lose weight or boost energy. It can be purchased for a few dollars under popular brand names such as Metabolife and generates more than $1 ...

Many turned to a then-mysterious Chinese herb known as ma huang. The natural supplement, commonly known as ephedra, seemed less risky than the prescription medicines, which had been linked to ...

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.

Ephedra compounds are derived from the ma huang shrub native to China. Even small doses of these extracts noticeably stimulate the central nervous system, researchers say, and heighten alertness.

Ephedra (ma huang) is an ephedra alkaloid botanical (primarily ephedrine and pseudoephedrine) with sympathomimetic activity. Ephedra can have a substantial effect on the cardiovascular and central ...

"It stops me from feeling like I have someone sitting on my chest," said Walters, now a licensed acupuncturist who prescribes ma huang, also known by its Latin name, ephedra, in her practice on ...

Because it's all-natural, McDonald thought it was safe. But a growing chorus of critics claims ephedra is not safe. Also called "Ma huang", ephedra is banned by the Olympics committee, the NFL and ...

Clearly, that is not its original purpose. The Chinese have been cultivating ephedra from the herb, Ma Huang, for more than 5,000 years to reduce breathing difficulties and lung infections. Dr.

The content of ephedra alkaloids in herbal dietary supplements containing ephedra (ma huang) was studied. The ephedra alkaloid content of 20 ephedra-containing supplements was determined by high ...