Description
Item name: MAHUANG / EPHEDRA PLANT
Botanical name : Ephedra sinica
Arabic name: Taraa’oon
French Name : Ephèdre du valais
Chinese Name : Ma-huang
Ephedra (Ephedra sinica), also called ma huang, is an herb that has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for more than 5,000 years, primarily to treat asthma, bronchitis, and hay fever. Ephedra is also prescribed for symptoms of cold and flu, including nasal congestion, cough, fever, and chills.It is used in herbal weight loss products along with caffeine for its acute thermogenic and lipolytic effects on basal metabolism. It has been proven effective in its ability to stimulate thermogenesis.
