Substances & Homeopatic Remedies
Ephedra sinensis
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Ephedra vulgaris, L
Etymology
Ephedra from greek "on site"
Vulgaris (Common)
Family
Traditional name
Steppe raspberry of Russia
Brigham Weed
Somalatha (Sanskrit)
Ma Huang (Chinish)
Herb of the Sun
Mormon Plant
Popotillo
Ephedrine
Epitonin
Used parts
Ticture of branches and flowers
Classification
Plantae; Spermatophyta, Gymnospermae; Cycadopsida; Gnetatae; Gnetaceae
Keywords
Original proving
B.H. Monravow: Am. Hom't, V. 21, p. 237.
and in 1997 by master prover Dr. Juergen Hansel, Germany
Description of the substance
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
It is found on sandy seashores and in temperate climates of both hemispheres. The plant has stamens and pistils on separate flowers - staminate flowers in catkins and a membraneous perianth, pistillate flowers terminal on axillary stalks, within a two-leaved involucre. Fruit has two carpels with a single seed in each and is a succulent cone, branches slender and erect, small leaves, scale-like, articulated and joined at the base into a sheath.
Range:
Southern Europe north to N.W. France, to southern Slovakia and Ukraine, and to Siberia.
Generally on stony or coastal sandy soils, at 100-900 m elevation.