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Ephedra sinica

Ephedra sinica

8.9
A plant from China used in traditional medicine that contains the drug ephedrine
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Traditional Chinese medicine often uses Ephedra sinica to treat asthma and bronchitis.

Examples

  • Researchers are studying the safety of supplements containing Ephedra sinica extracts.

  • The plant Ephedra sinica is valued for its natural content of ephedrine alkaloids.

  • Many herbalists recommend Ephedra sinica for respiratory issues.

  • Did you know that Ephedra sinica is used in traditional Chinese medicine?

  • Traditional Chinese medicine often uses Ephedra sinica to treat asthma and bronchitis.

  • Researchers are studying the safety of supplements containing Ephedra sinica extracts.

  • The plant Ephedra sinica is valued for its natural content of ephedrine alkaloids.

Synonyms

mahuang
vsEphedra sinica
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A Chinese plant used in traditional medicine for breathing problems and colds

is the scientific species name used in botany rather than the common name

Surface Forms

Ephedra sinica singular
Ephedra sinicas plural

Morphology

ephedra + sinica

The name is transparently compositional: 'Ephedra' names the plant genus and 'sinica' is a Latin epithet meaning 'of/from China', so together they denote the Ephedra species native to China. Although 'sinica' is a Latin technical epithet (and absent from the provided dictionary), the binomial pattern (genus + geographic epithet) is regular and therefore predictable to learners who know both constituents.

Etymology

Ephedra sinica is a scientific plant name: Ephedra is the plant group name and sinica means 'from China', so the name points to the Chinese species long 'used in traditional medicine' and as a 'source of ephedrine'.