Ephedra family (Ephedraceae)
麻黄科má huáng kēMahuangke
Ephedraceae · Plant
2
Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains ephedrine; use only under professional supervision.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ephedra family for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Cold SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Ephedra family 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 Ephedraceae 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, 2 in people
- Benefit Respiratory Asthma4 records
- Benefit Stimulant0 records
- Cold Syndrome4 records, 1 in people
- Swelling Syndrome1 records