ephedra

/ih-fed-ruh, ef-i-druh/US // ɪˈfɛd rə, ˈɛf ɪ drə //UK // (ɪˈfɛdrə) //

麻黄,麻黄素,麻疹,大麻

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of various plants of the genus Ephedra, growing in dry regions and having branching stems with dry scalelike leaves.

The main ingredient was ephedra, which was shortly after taken off the market for causing heart attacks.
With small and abundantly-produced flowers, this resembles Ephedra, hence its name.
Scarcely any change in vegetation occurs: an Ephedra, very common up the kotul and abundantly in fruit.