Definition
A stimulant alkaloid derived from plants of the Ephedra genus, used medicinally for asthma and congestion. Also misused as a performance enhancer and in illegal drug production.
Etymology
From Greek ephedra, the plant genus name, from epi- 'upon' + hedra 'seat', referring to how the plant grows. First isolated in 1885 by Japanese chemist Nagai Nagayoshi from the ma-huang plant.
Kelly Says
Ephedrine has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 4,000 years as 'ma-huang' to treat respiratory ailments. Ironically, this ancient herbal remedy became a key ingredient in modern synthetic drug production.
Translations
ARالعربية
إيفيدرين
ʾīfīdrīn
CACatalà
efedrina
eˈfeðɾinə
CSČeština
efedrin
ɛfɛdrin
DADansk
efedrin
eˈfeˀdrin
DEDeutsch
Ephedrin
eˈfeːdʁiːn
ELΕλληνικά
εφεδρίνη
eˈfeðrini
ESEspañol
efedrina
e.feˈðɾina
FISuomi
efedriini
efedriini
FRFrançais
éphédrine
e.fe.dʁin
HIहिन्दी
एफेड्रिन
efēḍrīn
IDBahasa Indonesia
efedrin
ɛfɛdrin
ITItaliano
efedrina
eˈfeːdrina
KMKM
អេហ្វេត្រីន
ʔaehveetrɨn
MSBahasa Melayu
efedrin
ɛfɛdrin
MYမြန်မာ
အီဖီဒရင်
ʔīphīdərɪ̀ɰ
NLNederlands
efedrine
eːˈfeːdrɪnə
NONorsk
efedrin
eˈfeːdrin
PLPolski
efedryna
ɛˈfɛdrɨna
PTPortuguês
efedrina
ɛ.fɛˈdɾinɐ
RORomână
efedrină
eˈfedrɨnə
RUРусский
эфедрин
ɛfɛˈdrʲin
SVSvenska
efedrin
eˈfeːdrin
SWKiswahili
efedrini
eɛfɛdrɪnɪ
TAதமிழ்
எஃபெட்ரின்
eḥpeṭṟin
TEతెలుగు
ఎఫెడ్రిన్
efēḍrīn
UKУкраїнська
ефедрин
ɛfɛˈdrɨn
VITiếng Việt
efedrin
ɛfɛdrin