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From: jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Herbal Speed
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Date: Fri, 5-Apr-85 09:05:25 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr  5 09:05:25 1985
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> 	The principle ingredient is "Ma Huang"
> Ma Huang is a variety of the genus "Ephedria".
> These plants containe "ephedrin", a chemical that
> is closely related to dexidrine.  Ephedrin is used in
> Western medicine (and Chinese) for treatment of asthma.
> 
	Ephedra is a bush the leaves and bark of which have been used
for millenia in traditional Chinese medicine. It was "discovered"
by Westerners in this century, and used to create the drug ephedrine.
The synthetic analog of ephedrine is pseudo-ephedrine, commonly
sold under the brand name Sudafed. If Sudafed gives you a buzz, then
Ma Huang probably will too.
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jcpatilla

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