Wednesday 12 September 2018

Ma Huang To Ephedrine



Ma Huang (Ephedra)





Traditional Chinese Medicine:

 Herbs are often combined in formulas and given as 

Teas/Capsules/Liquid Extracts/Granules/Powders




Ma Huang: Tea produced from dried comminuted branches 

Used for 5000 years by practitioners of Chinese Medicine 

Ma Huang: Asthma/Flu and Nasal Congestion 




Ma Huang To Ephedrine 


Ephedrine was first isolated in 1885. 






Ephedrine: Chinese Medicine for 5000 years for the treatment of 

Common cold/Hay fever/Asthma



Ephedrine: Mixed alpha 1/alpha 2/beta 1/beta 2  agonist. NE releaser




Ephedrine: Nasal Decongestant/Bronchodilator/CNS stimulant





Other Herbs known to Man 




Ma Huang (Herb) To Ephedrine 




Snapshot





Ephedrine is structurally related to hormone Epinephrine 




Hormones are chemical messengers



Hormone binds to receptor: Biochemical Response




Ephedrine mimics the effect of Epinephrine

Weight loss to Nasal Decongestant 
































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