Ma Huang

Ma Huang (also called Ephedra Sinica) is natural to China but now found in Persia, India and Mediterranean Sea. It is a flower bearing cone, approximately 0.3 meters to 0.5 meters in size. Ma Huang grows best in sandy and rocky mountains, in warm temperature regions.

Ma Huang is another name for Ephedra Sinica .Ephedra Sinica is a flower, the Ma Huang /Ephedra Sinica is used for rapid weight loss as well as for other medicinal uses.

Ma Huang has lot of other medical uses, out of which the popular uses are to stimulate the nervous system, decrease fatigue, increase energy, endurance and making someone more alert. It is also used as bronchial dilator to dry up the sinuses and to treat allergies, and asthma.  

Ma Huang is increasingly being used in weight loss & diet pills. Ephedra diet pills are contained of Ma Huang extract and frequent times with caffeine. The stimulant in Ma Huang is   EPHEDRINE which actually produces weight loss and rapid fat burn results. The stimulant (Ephedrine) in Ma Huang increase blood flow to muscles which therefore, increases the rate of oxygen and nutrient supply to the body muscles. The body is stimulated to burn calories faster due to increase in the basal metabolic rate. In this way, ephedrine plays an important part in significant weight loss. 

Ma Huang is actually secure to use. Many analyses show that if used properly, Ma Huang is much safer and effective. The ephedrine pills available are restricted to 8 mg/product dose. Ma Huang often contains natural substances of ephedra so the actual content of ephedrine is not identified. An average dosage for adults should not exceed 4 tablets per day.