麻黄

Ephedra, an extract of the plant Ephedra sinica, has been used as a herbal remedy in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of asthma and hay fever, as well as for the common cold.麻黄（Ephedra sinica）的提取物已被用作传统中草药，用于治疗哮喘和花粉症以及普通感冒。 It is known in Chinese as ma huang .Ephedra is a stimulant that constricts blood vessels and increases blood pressure and heart rate.麻黄是麻黄的一种兴奋剂，它能收缩血管，增加血压和心跳率。 Several additional species belonging to the genus Ephedra has traditionally been used for a variety of medicinal purposes and is a possible candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion.传统上，麻黄属的其他几个物种已用于多种医学目的，并且可能成为印度-伊朗宗教的索马植物的候选者。 Native Americans and Mormon pioneers drank a tea brewed from an Ephedra, called Mormon Tea, but North American ephedras lack the alkaloids found in species such as E. sinica.美洲原住民和摩门教徒开创者喝了一种从麻黄酿造的茶，称为摩门教茶，但北美麻黄缺乏在中华绒螯蟹等物种中发现的生物碱。