Ephedra
麻黄属má huáng shǔMahuangshu
Ephedra · Plant
2
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains ephedrine; contraindicated in heart disease, hypertension, glaucoma, and anxiety.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ephedra for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cold SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says 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 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 Diuretic6 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Respiratory Asthma65 records, 25 in people
- Benefit Stimulant31 records, 22 in people
- Cold Syndrome49 records, 23 in people
- Swelling Syndrome7 records, 2 in people