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Ephedra

Known as: Ephedras, ephedra plant, joint firs 
A plant genus of the family Ephedraceae, order Ephedrales, class Gnetopsida, division Gnetophyta.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Deep Sequencing of Plant and Animal DNA Contained within Traditional Chinese Medicines Reveals Legality Issues and Health Safety Concerns
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been practiced for thousands of years, but only within the last few decades has its use… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Biosynthesis of amphetamine analogs in plants.
2010
2010
A ~8000 year fire history from an Arizona/Sonora borderland ciénega
Review
2002
Review
2002
Citrus aurantium as a thermogenic, weight-reduction replacement for ephedra: an overview.
Obesity is a serious health problem throughout the world. More than half of U.S. adults are overweight (61%) and more than a… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Natural treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis.
Perennial allergic rhinitis is an IgE-mediated inflammatory disorder of the nasal mucosa characterized by paroxysms of sneezing… 
1999
1999
Δ5-Olefinic acids in the seed lipids from four Ephedra species and their distribution between the α and β positions of triacylglycerols. Characteristics common to coniferophytes and cycadophytes
The fatty acid compositions of the seed lipids from four Ephedra species, E. nevadensis, E. viridis, E. przewalskii, and E… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Determination of ephedrine compounds in nutritional supplements by cyclodextrin-modified capillary electrophoresis.
1993
1993
Callus production, suspension culture and in vitro alkaloid yields of Ephedra
The effects of a range of plant growth regulators on callus production in various Ephedra species were examined. Species examined… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
The pharmacology of psychoactive alkaloids from ephedra and catha.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Vegetation Changes from 1935 to 1980 in Mesquite Dunelands and Former Grasslands of Southern New Mexico
On the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico, 2 belt transects, 30.5 cm in width and totnling 2,188 m in length, were… 
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