Medical Dictionary

ma huang

noun \ˈmä-ˈhwäng\

Medical Definition of MA HUANG

:  any of several Chinese plants of the genus Ephedra (especially E. sinica) yielding ephedrine; also :  a preparation of the young canes or rhizome and roots of ma huang used in herbal medicine for its ephedrine content

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