Ephedra (Ephedra sinica)
麻黄má huángMahuang
Ephedra sinica · Plant
2
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains ephedrine; use only under professional supervision.
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 StimulantBenefit Weight Loss
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ephedra sinica 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 Diuretic3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Respiratory Asthma24 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Stimulant3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Weight Loss15 records, 9 in people
- Cold Syndrome21 records, 9 in people
- Swelling Syndrome3 records, 1 in people