Studies of Ephedra plants in Asia. Part 6: Geographical changes of anatomical features and alkaloids content of Ephedra sinica

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-69

  Wang, Li Li ^a   Kakiuchi, Nobuko ^a   Mikage, Masayuki ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaloid content; Ephedra sinica; Ephedrine; Stem anatomy; Wetness

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; EPHEDRINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; RAIN;

ARTICLE; ASIA; ASTHMA; BOTANY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMMON COLD SYMPTOM; DRUG QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPHEDRA; EPHEDRA SINICA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIDITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT STEM; PRECIPITATION; SOIL PROPERTY;

ALKALOIDS; CHINA; CLIMATE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPHEDRA SINICA; EPHEDRINE; MONGOLIA; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; RUSSIA;

EID: 77949491421     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-009-0374-0     Document Type: Article

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