Ephedra sinica - Ma huang

Ma huang (Ephedra sinica) is a low evergreen shrub of the cold semi-arid steppe of Mongolia and northern China, its fruit edible and its stems the source of ephedrine, a potent and tightly regulated stimulant compound long used in Chinese medicine.

Inputs

• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen

Footnotes

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