Double-spiked ephedra (Ephedra distachya)
双穗麻黄shuāng suì má huángShuangsuimahuang
Ephedra distachya · Plant
2
Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains ephedrine; use only under professional supervision.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Double-spiked ephedra for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cold SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Double-spiked ephedra does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit DiureticBenefit Respiratory AsthmaBenefit Stimulant
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ephedra distachya and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Respiratory Asthma1 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Stimulant0 records
- Cold Syndrome1 records, 1 in people
- Swelling Syndrome0 records