Ephedra monosperma also called Ephedra minima or Dan zi ma huang (in Chinese) is small shrub in the family of Ephedraceae.It is distributed from China to Siberia and found growing in rocky slopes or dry places. Its ephedrine extract has been used in traditional medicine in China and Japan but is banned in U.S.A since 1994 for causing various adverse effects.
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