Entry

D06791            Crude     Drug

Name

Ephedra herb (JP18);
Powdered ephedra herb (Non-JPS);
Ephedrae Herba (TN)

Component

(-)-Ephedrine [CPD:C01575], (+)-Pseudoephedrine [CPD:C02765], Ephedroxane [CPD:C17902], (-)-Norephedrine [CPD:C16719], (-)-N-methylephedrine [DR:D08206], (+)-N-methylpseudoephedrine [CPD:C17903], (+)-Norpseudoephedrine [CPD:C08300], Flavonoid [CPD:C01579], Oxazolidine derivative, (+)-Catechin [CPD:C06562], (-)-Epicatechin [CPD:C09727], (-)-Epigallocatechin [CPD:C12136], Nonacosane [CPD:C08384], Nonacosan-10-ol [CPD:C08385], (-)-Gallocatechin, Tricosan-1-ol

Source

Ephedra sinica [TAX:33152], Ephedra intermedia [TAX:173278]

Remark

Therapeutic category:

5100

Product:

D06791<JP>

Efficacy

Anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic, Antitussive, Expectorant, Sweating

Comment

Ephedraceae (ephedra family) Ephedra stem
Major component: Ephedrine [CPD:C01575]
Powdered product: Standards for non-pharmacopoeial crude drugs

Interaction

Brite

Therapeutic category of drugs in Japan [BR:br08301]
5  Crude drugs and Chinese medicine formulations
  51  Crude drugs
   510  Crude drugs
    5100  Crude drugs
     D06791  Ephedra herb (JP18)
Classification of Japanese OTC drugs [BR:br08313]
Agents for nervous and sensory systems
  01 Cold remedy (oral use)
   D06791  Ephedra herb (JP18)
  03 Antipyretic analgesic agents
   D06791  Ephedra herb (JP18)
Agents for respiratory organs
  26 Antitussives and expectorants
   D06791  Ephedra herb (JP18)
Risk category of Japanese OTC drugs [BR:br08312]
Designated second-class OTC drugs
  Crude drugs
   Ephedra herb
    D06791  Ephedra herb (JP18)
Second-class OTC drugs
  Crude drugs
   Ephedra herb
    D06791  Ephedra herb (JP18)
Third-class OTC drugs
  Crude drugs
   Ephedra herb
    D06791  Ephedra herb (JP18)
Traditional Chinese Medicine in Japan [BR:br08304]
Crude drugs
  Diaphoretic drugs
   Diaphoretic drugs pungent in flavor and warm in property
    D06791  Ephedra herb; Ephedrae Herba
Crude drugs [BR:br08305]
Naked-seed plants
  Ephedraceae (ephedra family)
   D06791  Ephedra herb
Drugs listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia [BR:br08311]
Crude drugs
  D06791  Ephedra herb
Crude drugs (non-JPS)
  D06791  Powdered ephedra herb

Other DBs

PubChem:

47208442