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    The document summarizes information about the Ephedra gerardiana plant, including its botanical name, family, local names, description, habitat, and medicinal uses. It is an evergreen shrub found in dry lands and hill slopes in Gilgit/Baltistan with scale-like leaves. Various parts of the plant are used as traditional remedies for conditions like asthma, rheumatism, bronchitis, and syphilis.

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    The document summarizes information about the Ephedra gerardiana plant, including its botanical name, family, local names, description, habitat, and medicinal uses. It is an evergreen shrub found in dry lands and hill slopes in Gilgit/Baltistan with scale-like leaves. Various parts of the plant are used as traditional remedies for conditions like asthma, rheumatism, bronchitis, and syphilis.

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    Botanical Name: Ephedra gerardiana.

    Wall . ex Stapf
    Family Name:

    Gnetaceae

    Local Name: Soom


    Urdu Name: Asamania
    English name: Ephedra
    Part used: Whole plant
    Flowering: May - July

    Description: Ephedra is an evergreen shrub. Stem is slender; erect grooved, green and
    branching. Branchlets green, ascending and smooth. Leaves are small, scale
    like, articulate, and sheathing at each joint. Ephedra is a dioecious plant, in
    which male reproductive organs (Staminate strobili) and female reproductive
    organs (Female strobili) are born on separate plants. Staminate strobilus
    solitary or 2 to 3 together. Female strobilus solitary. Fruit, ovoid, red.

    Habitat: In Gilgit/Baltistan it is found dry lands, dry hill slope. And dry sandy tracts

    Medicinal uses: The tincture is cardiac and circulatory stimulant. Liquid extract is used for
    controlling asthmatic attack. Decoction of stem and root is considered a remedy
    for rheumatism and syphilis in Russia. In china it is used to treat bronchial
    asthama, cold, flu, edema, typhoid, cough and various pains. In Pakistan and
    India it is used to relieve bronchial asthama.

    Locally it is used to relieve asthama and rheumatism.

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