ma huang

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Definition of ma huang in English English dictionary

Any of various plants of the Ephedra genus, especially Ephedra sinica, used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years

Related Terms

mahuang

Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine

Turkish pronunciation

mä hwäng

Pronunciation

/ˈmä ˈhwaɴɢ/ /ˈmɑː ˈhwæŋ/

Etymology

() From Mandarin 麻 黃.