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Plant Ephedra spp (Ephedraceae)

Common Names
Ma-Huang
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-ALPHA-TERPINEOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Plant 3000.0 15000.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant not available 11500.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant not available 2.0 -1.33 Duke, 1992 *
D-N-METHYL-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRADINE-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRADINE-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRADINE-C 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDROXANE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant not available 600.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
L-EPHEDRINE 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-N-METHYL-EPHEDRINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-NOREPHEDRINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant not available 4780.0 0.22 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant not available 37.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
NONACOSAN-10-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONACOSANE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant not available 13300.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidepressant 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antieczemic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antiencephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepileptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigastrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *