"Ephedra sinica" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant species of the family Ephedraceae, order Ephedrales, class Gnetopsida, division Gnetophyta. It is a source of EPHEDRINE and other alkaloids.
| Descriptor ID |
D029790
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.156.577.222.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Ephedra sinica- Ephedra sinica
- Chinese Ephedra
- Chinese Ephedras
- Ephedra, Chinese
- Ephedras, Chinese
- Ma huang
- Ma huangs
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ephedra sinica" by people in Profiles.
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Ma huang associated acute liver failure requiring liver transplantation. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 May; 17(5):581-4.
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A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of a product containing ephedrine, caffeine, and other ingredients from herbal sources for treatment of overweight and obesity in the absence of lifestyle treatment. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004 Nov; 28(11):1411-9.