名詞 ephedrine:

1. 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

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n.（名詞）
A white, odorless, powdered or crystalline alkaloid, C0H 5NO, isolated from shrubs of the genus Ephedra or made synthetically. It is used in the treatment of allergies and asthma.
麻黃素：一種白色，無味，粉狀或結(jié)晶狀堿，C0H 5NO，從 麻黃屬 植物中提取或人工合成。用于治療過敏和哮喘

來源：
Latin ephedra [horsetail] from Greek ephedros [sitting upon] ep-, epi- [epi-] hedra [seat] * see sed-
拉丁語 ephedra [馬尾] 源自 希臘語 ephedros [坐在…之上] ep-, epi- [在…之間] hedra [座位] *參見 sed-
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