
Over 5000 years ago ephedra (under the name Ma huang) has been used in Chinese medicine to treat several disorders. Amongst others asthma and bronchitis were to be treated properly with ephedra. Ephedra comes from a plant that has a few powerful active compounds, of which ephedrine is the most useful. More information on the chemical connections en the extraction of the active substances is to be read in chemistry. Over the last few years ephedra has gained much more attention for its side-effects: an increased metabolism, plus the thermeogenic and fat burning qualities that come along with that. This gives the body stimulation and provides energy. Thanks to these qualities ephedra now has a status of weight-loss supplement, smartdrug and sports supplement. A status that has recently become controversial because of the ban on ephedra products in the United States and the Netherlands. Read about the why, when and how in legal?. The menu parts all contain articles, which were placed in the original English version. Besides we have some users experiences, a users guide, Frequently Asked Questions, links and a forum. * News * October 3 , 2005 - Ephedra-free diet pills not risk-free In a scramble to develop new replacement weight-loss aids, drug manufacturers produced drugs containing extracts of bitter orange. This supplement has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for digestive problems. Studies are finding these new ephedra-free diet pills carry some side effects that are similar to ephedra products. This botanical contains a compound similar to ephedra, called synephrine. Both of these compounds stimulate the central nervous system and are thought to increase the metabolism. Also both raise blood pressure and heart rate, according to research on Advantra Z and Xenadrine EFX at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Christine Haller, lead author of the University of California, San Francisco study, points out that little research has been done to determine whether or not these new ephedra-free diet pills are safe or effective. She says the main concern about these new diet pills is the risk they pose to people with elevated blood pressure and conditions like diabetes: two medical conditions which are common in overweight and obese individuals. “This does indicate that people should use caution when using these ephedra-free diet drugs]” Haller says. In 1927, the U.S. medical community began to use ephedrine, which is the active ingredient in ma haung, to open bronchial passages in patients with asthma. As the supplies of Ephedra vulgaris began to dwindle, pharmaceutical companies began to search for a synthetic alternative. Amphetamine was first synthesized in 1887, but because there was very little interest in it, the substance went unnoticed until it became the alternative to ephedrine (Feldman et al., 1997). By the 1930s, all the major effects of amphetamine were known. While researEphedra as weight loss supplement Ephedra reduces appetite and stimulates fat metabolism, making it very effective as weight-loss supplement. The active compound in Ephedra (Ma Huang) is ephedrine. Ephedrine increases the metabolic rate, so that your body burns fats and sugar more efficiently. By mobilizing stored fat and carbohydrate reserves, ephedrine reduces your appetite. The best way to keep unwanted weight off remains reducing your food intake and increasing your daily physical activity. While ephedra is no wonder drug, it can be a valuable aid in helping you get though your chosen diet and exercise regimen. Please read the articles below for more information. Controlled Burn: How Ephedrine-based Fat-burners Work And How You Can Use Them Properly What's new when using ephedra to lose weight. Herbal Ephedrine Shows Promise Research has proven the fatburning qualities of ephedra herb. Ask The Herbalist: Is ephedra (Ma Huang) Safe And Effective? Some tips about losing weight with ephedra. Ephedra, What Is This Herb? -Weight Loss Aid Extended article on losing weight with ephedra, and effective combinations with other substances.
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droplets that are released into the (31 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM] How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4) terrarium. Because the humidifier is turned on and off the humidity in the growing chamber will rise and fall. There is starting to be some evidence that this helps stimulate fruiting. This document used to recommend using a timer that gives control on a minute by minute basis. These timers are becoming increasingly difficult to locate and more expensive. To accommodate this, there has been a strategy shift on this adaptation. Find a timer that lets you limit the 'On' cycle to 15 minutes. Intermatic makes two version that sell for under $15. They are model numbers SB811C and TB811C. They are available in the electrical section of Home Building centers. You may also find them in the hardware section of a department store. Since the shortest amount of time the timer can switch on is 15 minutes, it is important to make sure the cakes do not get water droplets forming on them in this much time. In general, the condensation filter chambers should be set up identically to the normal humidified chamber setup. You just may not need as many filter stages since the humidifier will not be running steady. The other parameter you need to set is how tight to seal the chamber. You need to make sure the chamber's humidity does not drop too far during the 'Off' cycle of the timer. Typically, the 'Off' cycle is at least an 1.25 hours. (On the Intermatic timers, this corresponds to every third switch being up.) Ideally, you want the humidity to fall to 85% by the end of the cycle. (If your chamber seals tightly, you may be able to go every fourth or fifth switch). Advantage: There are several advantages to using a timer. l Less drying stages are needed for the humidifier. The output can be piped more directly into the terrarium. l The humidity in the chamber will be moving up and down which seems to stimulate fruiting. l Water consumption by the humidifier is automatically reduced making unattended operation more possible. (32 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM] How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4) Disadvantages: Cost and availability are the major disadvantages. Back to Building Terrarium with ultra-sonic humidifier. table of contents. Adaptation-22: Use of a Home Made Brown Rice Flour This idea is from: AN165023@anon.penet.fi Rather than use brown rice flour available at a health food store, you can grind your own from long grain brown rice. Simply put the dried rice into a coffee grinder or a blender and let it chew the rice into a chunky flour. You will need to increase the water from 1/4 cup per 1/2 pint jar by 1 and 1/2 tablespoons. The chunky home ground flour absorbs a little more water than the normal flour. Advantage: Cost is one benefit, but that is not the reason this adaptation is useful. Using home ground flour will speed the colonizat diffusa) * Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) * Demulcent * Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) * Dill seed * Dill (Anethum graveolens) * Dorrigo Pepper (Tasmannia stipitata) edit] E * Echinacea - * Echinopanax Elatum * Edelweiss * Elderberry * Elderflower * Elecampane * Eleutherococcus senticosus * Emmenagogue * Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides) * Ephedra - * Eryngium foetidum * Eucalyptus * Eyebright edit] F * Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) * Fenugreek * Feverfew * Figwort * Filé powder * Five-spice powder (Chinese) * Fo-ti-tieng * Fumitory edit] G * Galangal * Garam masala Dose Ephedra Powder * Garden cress * Garlic chives * Garlic * Ginger * Ginkgo biloba * Ginseng * Ginseng, Siberian (Eleutherococcus senticosus) * Goat's Rue (Galega officinalis) * Goada masala * Golden Rod * Golden Seal * Gotu Kola * Grains of paradise * Grape seed extract * Green tea * Ground Ivy * Guaco * Gypsywort edit] H * Hawthorn (Crataegus sanguinea) * Hawthorne Tree * Hemp * Herbes de Provence * Hibiscus * Holly * Holy Thistle * Hops * Horseradish * Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia) * Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) [edit] J * Jalap * Jamaican jerk spice * Jasmine * Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) * John the Conqueror * Juniper edit] K * Kaffir Lime Leaves (Citrus hystrix, C diffusa) * Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) * Demulcent * Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) Stacker Ephedra * Dill seed * Dill (Anethum graveolens) * Dorrigo Pepper (Tasmannia stipitata) edit] E * Echinacea - * Echinopanax Elatum * Edelweiss * Elderberry * Elderflower * Elecampane * Eleutherococcus senticosus * Emmenagogue * Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides) * Ephedra - * Eryngium foetidum * Eucalyptus * Eyebright edit] F * Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) * Fenugreek * Feverfew * Figwort * Filé powder * Five-spice powder (Chinese) * Fo-ti-tieng * Fumitory edit] G * Galangal * Garam masala * Garden cress * Garlic chives * Garlic * Ginger * Ginkgo biloba * Ginseng * Ginseng, Siberian (Eleutherococcus senticosus) * Goat's Rue (Galega officinalis) * Goada masala * Golden Rod * Golden Seal * Gotu Kola * Grains Ephedra Viridis Utah of paradise * Grape seed extract * Green tea * Ground Ivy * Guaco * Gypsywort edit] H * Hawthorn (Crataegus sanguinea) * Hawthorne Tree * Hemp * Herbes de Provence * Hibiscus * Holly * Holy Thistle * Hops * Horseradish * Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia) * Hyssop (Hyssopus Ephedra Viridis Utah officinalis) edit] J * Jalap * Jamaican jerk spice * Jasmine * Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) * John the Conqueror * Juniper edit] K * Kaffir Lime Leaves (Citrus hystrix, C diffusa) * Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) * Demulcent * Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) * Dill seed * Dill (Anethum graveolens) * Dorrigo Pepper (Tasmannia stipitata) edit E * Echinacea - * Echinopanax Elatum * Edelweiss * Elderberry * Elderflower * Elecampane * Eleutherococcus senticosus * Emmenagogue * Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides) * Ephedra - * Eryngium foetidum * Eucalyptus * Eyebright [edit F * Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) * Fenugreek * Feverfew * Figwort * Filé powder * Five-spice powder (Chinese) * Fo-ti-tieng * Fumitory [edit G * Galangal * Garam masala * Garden cress * Garlic chives * Garlic * Ginger * Ginkgo biloba * Ginseng * Ginseng, Siberian (Eleutherococcus senticosus) * Goat's Rue (Galega officinalis) * Goada masala * Golden Rod * Golden Seal * Gotu Kola * Grains of paradise * Grape seed extract * Green tea * Ground Ivy * Guaco * Gypsywort edit H * Hawthorn (Crataegus sanguinea) * Hawthorne Tree * Hemp * Herbes de Provence * Hibiscus * Holly * Holy Thistle * Hops * Horseradish * Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia) * Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) [edit J * Jalap * Jamaican jerk spice * Jasmine * Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) * John the Conqueror * Juniper [edit K * Kaffir Lime Leaves (Citrus hystrix, C diffusa) * Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) * Demulcent * Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) * Dill seed * Dill (Anethum graveolens) * Dorrigo Pepper (Tasmannia stipitata) edit E * Echinacea - * Echinopanax Elatum * Edelweiss * Elderberry * Elderflower * Elecampane * Eleutherococcus senticosus * Emmenagogue * Epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides) * Ephedra - * Eryngium foetidum * Eucalyptus * Eyebright edit F * Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) * Fenugreek * Feverfew * Figwort * Filé powder * Five-spice powder (Chinese) * Fo-ti-tieng * Fumitory edit G * Galangal * Garam masala * Garden cress * Garlic chives * Garlic * Ginger * Ginkgo biloba * Ginseng * Ginseng, Siberian (Eleutherococcus senticosus) * Goat's Rue (Galega officinalis) * Goada masala * Golden Rod * Golden Seal * Gotu Kola * Grains of paradise * Grape seed extract * Green tea * Ground Ivy * Guaco * Gypsywort edit H * Hawthorn (Crataegus sanguinea) * Hawthorne Tree * Hemp * Herbes de Provence * Hibiscus * Holly * Holy Thistle * Hops * Horseradish * Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia) * Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) edit J * Jalap * Jamaican jerk spice * Jasmine * Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) * John the Conqueror * Juniper edit K * Kaffir Lime Leaves (Citrus hystrix, C Happy High Herbs company and the web designer and webmaster take no responsibility for you and your use of such herbs even in accordance to the information presented herein these pages Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia. They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea. The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
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Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.Wats. - California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.L.Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp. helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nels. - Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.A.Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.
Y.
Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp.
procera Fischer
Ephedra vulgaris shop & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.A.Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.Wats. - Nevada Ephedra, Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.Fedtsch. & Bobr.) C.
Y.
Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra, Green Mormon-tea
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Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant. Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero alEphedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia.
They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea. The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
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Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.Wats. - California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.L.Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp. helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nels. - Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.
A.
Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp. procera Fischer & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.
A.
Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.
Wats.
- Nevada Ephedra, Extractingephedrinefromephedrasinica Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.Fedtsch. & Bobr.) C.
Y.
Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra, Green Mormon-tea
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Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant. Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero alEphedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia. They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea. The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
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Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S.
Wats.
- Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.Wats. - California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.
L.
Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp. helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nels. - Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.
A.
Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.
A.
Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Ma Huang Bestellen China Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp. procera Fischer & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.A.Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.Wats. - Nevada Ephedra, Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.Fedtsch. & Bobr.) C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra, Green Mormon-tea
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Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant.
Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero alEphedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia. They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea. The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
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Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.
Wats.
- California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.L.Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp. helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers.
& Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nels. - Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.A.Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp. procera Fischer & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.A.Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.
Wats.
- Nevada Ephedra, Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.Fedtsch. & Bobr.) C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra, Green Mormon-tea
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Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant. Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero al ching the effects, it was discovered that amphetamines could
awaken dogs that were under anesthesia. This discovery led to the use of
amphetamines, in pill form, to treat narcolepsy (Feldman et al., 1997).
Amphetamines were also rumored to have been used in Japan, Britain, Germany,
and the U.S. during World War II (Brecher 1972; Lovett, 1994; Feldman
et al., 1997).
U.S. and Japanese army personnel are said to have used amphetamines
to stay awake and alert while assigned to especially long periods on
duty (Feldman et al., 1997). Because of the use of amphetamines by Japanese
soldiers, Japan “suffered a serious methamphetamine problem during early
postwar years” (Suwaki, 1991).
Amphetamine use became so common that college students in the 1950s
and 1960s used amphetamines to stay awake all night to study for exams.
Long-haul truckers named their routes after how much amphetamine was
needed to make the trip. To get halfway across the U.S., truckers used “St.
Louie,” and for a transcontinental truck run, “West Coast turnabouts” were
used (Feldman et al., 1997).
In the 1960s, California users of amphetamine began using speedballs,
which are a combination of amphetamine and heroin taken intravenously.
Physicians of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic in San Francisco tried to warn
the public of the dangers of amphetamines by coining the term “speed kills.”
Dr. D. Smith of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic said:
In the 1970s the Haight-Ashbury area, of San Francisco,
turned into one of the most violent areas of the city. It
was a direct result of the amphetamine epidemic. In
addition, we
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Ephedra saw a great deal of amphetamine psychosis,
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from high doses of amphetamine producing paranoia,
auditory, and visual hallucinations. We started getting
a feel that the medical and the psychiatric system did
not know how to handle drug epidemics.
For example,
I was Buydriedephedra also running the alcohol and drug abuse-screening
unit at San Francisco General Hospital where with the
diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia you treat with
long-term psychotropic medication. With amphetamine
psychosis you detoxify them and use a short-term
course of psychotropic medication and get them into
recove
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quickly reduced to acetic acid (vinegar). Ancient wine was produced
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probably the basis of ancient wine. Vinegar is, however, not intoxicating.
One explanation is that vinegar was used as a vehicle for carrying other
drugs. Dried drug plants such as poppy (opium), datura, henbane, etc.
being extracted with the vinegar.
(With the possible exception of opium
and ephedra, none of these other plants would really be pleasant in their
effects.) Vinegar would then preserve Gotti Diet these drugs in solution. This would
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