Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Medicinal Plants Department
2 Academic member of Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands
Abstract
A total of 42 Ephedra herba samples which belong to 9 species of Epedra, were collected from extraction of total Alkcloids, contents of two Ephedra, Alkoloid cephedrine and Psudoephedra) Were determined by GC/MS. Generally E. major was superior (0.1-1.8) and E. brevifoliata (0.05-0.08) and E. foliate (0.04-0.2) were inferior. The other species contains as following: E procera (0.55-1), E intermedia (0.17-0.8), E. pachyclad. (0.1-0.55), E. strobila (0.09-0.5), sarcocurpa (0.04-0.09), E. distachya (0.6) E. foliata (0.04-0.2). The sum of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine in each sample was about 90% of total alkoloids.
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