Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke

Characteristics

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	dioecy
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	1.25 - 1.5
Mature height (meter)	0.6
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	-
Fruit color
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	material medicinal wood
Edible	fruits
Therapeutic use	Arthralgia (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (aerial part), Asthma (aerial part), Common cold (aerial part), Diarrhea (bark), Asthma (fruit), Cardiotonic agents (fruit), Fatigue (fruit), Heart diseases (fruit), Lung diseases (fruit), Respiratory tract diseases (fruit), Hydrocele (fruit), Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Asthma (leaf), Lung diseases (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (root), Appetite stimulants (root), Asthma (root), Cardiotonic agents (root), Diuretics (root), Fever (root), Hemostatics (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Syphilis (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Arthralgia (shoot), Antirheumatic agents (stem), Asthma (stem), Bronchitis (stem), Cardiotonic agents (stem), Fever (stem), Headache (stem), Heart diseases (stem), Hemostatics (stem), Hypersensitivity (stem), Lung diseases (stem), Nasal disease (stem), Rhinitis, allergic, seasonal (stem), Sunburn (stem), Syphilis (stem), Hydrocele (stem), Asthma (unspecified), Cardiotonic (unspecified), Circulation-Tonic (unspecified), Hypotensive (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Bronchial diseases (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cardiotonic agents (unspecified), Cholestasis (unspecified), Common cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Fatigue (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Heart diseases (unspecified), Hematologic diseases (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified), Kidney diseases (unspecified), Liver injury (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Nervous system diseases (unspecified), Nasal disease (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Respiratory tract diseases (unspecified), Rhinitis (unspecified), Rhinitis, allergic, seasonal (unspecified), Sepsis (unspecified), Sinusitis (unspecified), Splenomegaly (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Hydrocele (unspecified), Uterine diseases (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Contraceptive agents (whole plant)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-