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''Ephedra distachya'' is a shrub in the family Ephedraceae, about 25 cm to 50 cm high, that grows in southern and central Europe and parts of western and central Asia from Portugal to Kazakhstan.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔(Altervista Flora Italiana, Efedra distachia, ''Ephedra distachya'' L. )〕 Its local names include ''somlatha''. ;Subspecies #''Ephedra distachya'' subsp. ''distachya'' - central + southern Europe, southwestern + central Asia #''Ephedra distachya'' subsp. ''helvetica'' (C.A.Mey.) Asch. & Graebn. - Switzerland, France, Italy, Slovenia, Austria ==Uses== (詳細はrheumatic pains (when it is called ''teamsters' tea''), as a stimulant, and in the cardio tonics in Ayurveda. It is sometimes identified with the legendary drug soma, as described in the Avesta and the Rig Veda, the respective ancient sacred texts of the Zoroastrian and Hindu faiths. Ephedrine, an alkaloid, is obtained from its dried branches and is used as a stimulant, often to control asthma. It was isolated from the plant by Nagayoshi Nagai in 1885. All parts of the plant contain up to 3% ephedrine.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ephedra distachya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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