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Ephedra (ma huang) Ayurveda

ℹ️ जानकारीमूलक मात्र। तोकिएको उपचार नछोड्नुहोस्; आवश्यक परे आपत्कालीन सेवा लिनुहोस्।

प्रमाण स्तर: unsafe

Not considered safe; banned in US dietary supplements since 2004.

सुरक्षा: Heart attack, stroke, seizures and deaths reported.

गुणस्तर चिन्ता: Some Ayurvedic rasa shastra and bhasma products deliberately contain metals; US FDA and CDC have reported lead poisoning cases, and studies found lead, mercury or arsenic in a share of products sold online.

What it is

A plant containing ephedrine alkaloids.

Traditional use (claimed)

Weight loss, energy, asthma.

Evidence

Not considered safe; banned in US dietary supplements since 2004.

Safety

Heart attack, stroke, seizures and deaths reported.

Quality concerns

Some Ayurvedic rasa shastra and bhasma products deliberately contain metals; US FDA and CDC have reported lead poisoning cases, and studies found lead, mercury or arsenic in a share of products sold online.

Interactions

Stimulants, caffeine, MAO inhibitors.

Avoid if

everyone (banned as a supplement in the US)

Regulation in Nepal

Herbal products in Nepal are registered with the Department of Drug Administration (DDA). Nepal: the Department of Ayurveda and Alternative Medicine (DoAA, Ministry of Health and Population) runs government Ayurveda hospitals and clinics; practitioners register with the Nepal Ayurveda Medical Council. Ask to see the council registration.

Regulation in India

India: the Ministry of AYUSH regulates Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy; practitioners register with the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) or the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH).

Regulation in UAE

UAE: complementary and alternative medicine practitioners and products need licensing by the emirate health authority (DHA in Dubai, DoH in Abu Dhabi, MOHAP elsewhere). Check the licence on the authority's public register.

स्रोत: SI summary (own words); NCCIH Herbs at a Glance; FDA and CDC advisories; NLM MedlinePlus (NLM-authored only) · Reference · Reference · Reference · Reference

AlifZetta text CC BY 4.0 (own words). NCCIH, FDA and CDC are US government works (public domain), used as references.

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