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Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs.The various species of Ephedra are widespread in many arid regions of the world, ranging across southwestern North America, southern Europe, northern Africa, southwest and central Asia, northern China and western South America. [2]
Ephedra is widely used by athletes as a performance-enhancing drug, [13] despite a lack of evidence that it improves athletic performance. [14] [15] Ephedra may also be used as a precursor in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine. [16] Ephedra has been used as a weight-loss aid, sometimes in combination with aspirin and caffeine.
Ephedra viridis, known by the common names green Mormon tea, Brigham tea, green ephedra, and Indian tea, is a species of Ephedra. It is indigenous to the Western United States, where it is a member of varied scrub, woodland, desert, and open habitats. It grows at 900–2,300 metres (3,000–7,500 ft) elevations.
Ephedra nevadensis, commonly known as Nevada ephedra, gray ephedra, Mormon tea and Nevada jointfir, [1] [4] is a species of gymnosperm native to dry areas of western North America. Its range extends west to California and Oregon , east to Texas , and south to Baja California , including areas of the Great Basin , Colorado Plateau and desert ...
Ephedra spp. is used as a diuretic, as a treatment for urinary tract infections, for asthma, and as stimulant due to the presence of ephedrine and other compounds. [citation needed] The sale of dietary supplements containing ephedra has been banned in the United States due to the risk of serious adverse events or death. [5]
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Ephedra occidentalis Torr. ex Parl. Ephedra texana E.L.Reed Ephedra antisyphilitica is a plant species native to the southern Great Plains of the United States ( Oklahoma , New Mexico , Texas ), and also to northeastern Mexico ( Nuevo León , Coahuila , San Luis Potosí ).
Ephedra torreyana, with common names Torrey's jointfir or Torrey's Mormon tea, is a species of Ephedra that is native to the deserts and scrublands of the Southwestern United States (Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and to the State of Chihuahua and northern Mexico.