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Record 1 2009-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
299-42-3
CAS number
CONT

One of the oldest drug plants that are still much with us is Ephedra, a shrub known in China for more than 5 000 years, whose alkaloid ephedrine serves today as a nasal decongestant and a stimulant for the central nervous system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
299-42-3
CAS number
CONT

Une des plus vieilles plantes médicinales, dont nous nous servons encore beaucoup, est l'Ephédra, un arbuste connu en Chine depuis plus de 5,000 ans et dont l'alcaloïde, l'éphédrine, est utilisée comme décongestionnant nasal et comme stimulant du système nerveux central.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
299-42-3
CAS number
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