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Noun Concept
Categories: World Health Organization essential medicines, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Chinese inventions, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2004, Norepinephrine releasing agents
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ephedrine  (−)-ephedrine  Mini thin  Β-hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine  Akovaz
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White odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma WordNet 3.0
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White odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Ephedrine is a central nervous system stimulant that is often used to prevent low blood pressure during anesthesia. Wikipedia
IS A
alkaloid
bronchodilator
compound
HAS PART
carbon
nitrogen
PART OF
WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
Ephedrine/ethylmorphine
FOUND IN TAXON
scarlet bush
ephedra
mahuang
fescue
sheep fescue
+19 relations
MEDICAL CONDITION TREATED
asthma
rhinitis
orthostatic hypotension
PHYSICALLY INTERACTS WITH
ADRB2
PREGNANCY CATEGORY
Australian pregnancy category A
STEREOISOMER OF
pseudoephedrine
SUBJECT HAS ROLE
adrenergic
stimulant
alpha-adrenergic agonist
essential medicines
vasoconstrictor agents
USE
medicine
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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ephedrine
Wikipedia
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ephedrine
Wikidata
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(−)-ephedrine
Wikipedia Redirections
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Akovaz, ATC code C01CA26, ATC code R01AA03, ATC code R01AB05, ATC code R03CA02, ATC code S01FB02, ATCvet code QC01CA26, ATCvet code QG04BX90, ATCvet code QR01AA03, ATCvet code QR01AB05, ATCvet code QR03CA02, ATCvet code QS01FB02, Bronkaid, Bronkaid Mist, Efedren, efedrin, Efedrine, effedrin, Emerphed, Ephadrine, Ephedrin, Ephedrine HCL, Ephedrine hydrochloride, ephedrine sulfate, Ephedrine sulphate, Ephidrine, Epitonin, Mini ephedrine, Mini Thin, Mini thin, Mini thins, Minithin, Racephedrine, Β-Hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine, Β-hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine
Wikidata Alias
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Effies, Ephedra, Herbal Ecstasy, L-Ephedrine, Mahuang, Mormon Tea, L(-)-ephedrine, L(−)-ephedrine, L-erythro-2-(Methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol

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