麻黃根
- ENG
- Ephedra Root
- LATIN
- Ephedrae Radix et Rhizoma
| Medicinal Group | Astringent medicinal |
|---|---|
| Source | Dried root and rhizome of Ephedra sinica Stapf or Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C.A.Mey. (Fam. Ephedraceae) |
| Nature and Flavors | sweet; neutral |
| Meridian Affinity | Heart, Lung |
| Actions | To arrest perspiration |
Family
Ephedraceae
Part used
Root and Rhizome
Indications
Spontaneous sweating, night sweating
Cautions
No Data.
Report on adverse effect
Adverse effect
- Chronic administration of Ma Huang increased the levels of oxidative biomarkers, which was demonstrated by elevated levels of malonic dialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) and concomitant reductions in superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in the prefrontal cortex. (1)
- Reported case of herbal hepatotoxicity (2, 3)
Reference
Reference
- Zheng F, Wei P, Huo H, Xing X, Chen F, Tan X, Luo J. (2015) Neuroprotective effect of gui zhi (ramulus cinnamomi) on ma huang-(herb ephedra-) induced toxicity in rats treated with a ma huang-gui zhi herb pair. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2015:913461
- Teschke R, Zhang L, Long H, Schwarzenboeck A, Schmidt-Taenzer W, Genthner A, Wolff A, Frenzel C, Schulze J, Eickhoff A. (2015) Traditional Chinese Medicine and herbal hepatotoxicity: a tabular compilation of reported cases.
- Skoulidis F, Alexander G, Davies S. (2005) Ma huang associated acute liver failure requiring liver transplantation. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 17:581-4
