Ephedra distachya


Ephedra distachya ssp, monostacya. It is used to relieve acute muscular and rheumatic pains. Sometimes identified with the legendary drug soma, as described in the Avesta and the Rig Veda, the respective ancient sacred texts of the Zoroastrian and Hindu faiths.


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