Integrative treatment of acute external ear eczema in 82 cases. Discussing the same strain of Ephedra and Ephedra root, which are different medicinal parts of the drug, they contain different chemical compositions, tastes, efficacies, pharmacological effects, and clinical applications. Ephedra is ignorantly normalized as acrid bitter temperature. It enters the lungs and bladder meridians through Ephedra root: gamping, and finally enters the lung.
1. The effectiveness of Ephedra: sweating, asthma relief, diuresis; Ephedra root: antiperspirant.
2. Composition:
- Ephedra: Contains alkaloids at 1.315% ephedrine, accounting for 80% to 85% of the total alkaloid amount, followed by d-pseudoephedrine. In addition, it also contains trace amounts of L-methylephedrine, methyl-d-pseudoephedrine, L-demethylation ephedra alkali, dextral demethylation pseudoephedrine, volatile benzyl methylamine, catechins, tannins, and a small amount of volatile oil containing L-a-terpineol, which accounts for 55% to 5% of ephedrine, D-pseudoephedrine accounts for 25%, and methylephedrine.
- Equisetina: Contains alkaloids at about 1.o2% to 3_33%, where ephedrine accounts for 55% to 75%, and d-pseudoephedrine accounts for 25% to 45%. The product also contains tannins, flavonoid glycosides, dextrin, inulin, starch, pectin, cellulose, glucose compounds, oxalic acid, citric acid, malic acid, fumaric acid, and other organic acids.
- Three in Ephedra: Contains alkaloids at a minimum of 0.25% to O.89%. According to reports, three kinds of Ephedra contain Ephedra ah oxazolidinone. Alkaloids present in the pith of the Ephedra stem section of the Ministry of alkaloids section asked about 1,2 to 1,3, but the highest concentration of pseudoephedrine.
Pharmacological Effects:
4.1 Ephedra
4.1.1 Central Nervous System Excitatory Effects: Ephedrine is the most prominent central nervous system stimulant in Ephedra. With large doses, it can excite the cerebral cortex and subcortical centers causing mental excitement, insomnia, anxiety, shock, and various other symptoms. It also excites the respiratory center and vasomotor center, awakening from narcotic poisoning.
4.1.2 Cardiac Effects: Heart stimulant. Causes rapid heartbeat, pulse increase, but repeated applications or large doses can easily produce inhibition. May disrupt rhythm but is much weaker than adrenal cable; easily causes arrhythmia in patients with severe organic heart disease when used with digitalis.
4.1.3 Hypertension Effects: Ephedrine excites adrenal cord nerves, increasing heart rate, myocardial contractility, cardiac output, vasoconstriction, and elevated blood pressure. Due to its slow, gentle, and long-lasting characteristics, repeated applications can easily produce rapid tolerance.
4.1A Bronchial Smooth Muscle: Ephedrine has a more lasting spasm effect on bronchial smooth muscle, especially significant in bronchial spasticity. This effect is similar to that of adrenal cable and more moderate and long-lasting. A small amount affects sympathetic nerve endings, while a large amount acts on smooth muscle.
4.1.5 Sweating Effects: Diaphoretic effect due to oral administration strengthening agitation, making blood run natively on the outside, activating and expanding external subcutaneous microvascular, allowing increased secretion of sweat and sweat. Experimental results show that the volatile oil of Ephedra also has a diaphoretic effect under normal circumstances. Ephedrine does not induce human sweat, but when the person is in a warm environment, ephedrine (52-60mg) causes sweat secretion 0.5-2.0 hours faster without using ephedrine. After taking Ephedra soup and warming review, it should enable whole body sweating; if the temperature cover causes less sweating.
4.1.6 Anti-virus and Antipyretic Effects: Ephedra volatile oil inhibits influenza virus. For type A infection, subcutaneous injection of PR8 influenza viruses in mice shows therapeutic effects (increased survival, reduced lung injury). Ephedra oil emulsion intramuscularly disinfects milk and shows antipyretic effects in artificially fever-induced rabbits. Ephedra volatile oil and its main component terpineol have cooling effects on the body temperature of normal mice.
4.1.7 Diuretic Effect: Pseudoephedrine has a significant diuretic effect. Anesthetized dogs intravenously administered pseudoephedrine O.5-1.00mg/kg increase urine output 2-5 times, and the effect can last 30-60 minutes; when the dose increases to 1.5mg/kg or more, urine output decreases.
4.1.8 Anti-allergic Effects: Can be used for urticaria and allergic reactions.
4.2 Pharmacological Effects of Ephedra Root: Antiperspirant role of Ephedra root, root alkaloid part inhibits low-grade fever and nicotine-induced sweating.
Received Date: November 30, 2005