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Definitions of ephedra in various dictionaries:
noun - jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
noun - a desert shrub
EPHEDRA - Ephedra is a medicinal preparation from the plant Ephedra sinica. Several additional species belonging to the genus Ephedra have traditionally been ...
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| an evergreen shrub of warm arid regions which has trailing or climbing stems and tiny scale-like leaves. |
| jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds |
| An evergreen shrub of warm arid regions which has trailing or climbing stems and tiny scale-like leaves. |
| Any of various gymnospermous, mostly shrubby plants of the genus Ephedra, some of which are used as a source of ephedrine. |
| A stimulant, often sold as pills or tablets, derived from a plant of this genus. |
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| Ephedra is a medicinal preparation from the plant Ephedra sinica. Several additional species belonging to the genus Ephedra have traditionally been used for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a possible candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 2,000 years. Native Americans and Mormon pioneers drank a tea brewed from other Ephedra species, called "Mormon tea" and "Indian tea".* In recent years, dietary supplements containing ephedra alkaloid have been found to be unsafe, with reports of serious side effects and ephedra-related deaths. In response to accumulating evidence of adverse effects and deaths related to ephedra, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the sale of supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids in 2004. The ban was challenged in court by ephedra manufacturers, but ultimately upheld in 2006 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Ephedra extracts not containing ep |