Question

name the important chemical constituent of ephedra​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ephedra's contain 0.5 – 2.0 % of alkaloids of the total ephedrine. They also have pseudoephedrine . It consist of N- methyl ephedrine , herbacetin and cathine as a chemical compound. .

Answer 2

• Ephedra is a gymnosperm shrub that belongs to the genus Ephedra. Ephedra species may be found in southwestern North America.
• southern Europe, northern Africa, southwest and central Asia, northern China, and western South America, among other dry parts of the planet.
• It is one of the three living members of the division Gnetophyta, alongside Gnetum and Welwitschia, and the only extant genus in its family, Ephedraceae, and order, Ephedrales.
• Most Ephedra species thrive on sandy soils with direct sunlight in temperate areas. Joint-pine, jointfir, Mormon-tea, and Brigham tea are all common names in English. Ephedra species is known as mahuang in Chinese.