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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-07-17 and was most recently seen on 2026-07-17.
Wikipedia Overview
Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs. As of July 2025, 74 species, and two hybrids, are accepted. The species of Ephedra are widespread in many arid regions of the world, ranging across southwestern North America, southern Europe, northern Africa, southwest and central Asia, northern China, and western South America. It is the only extant genus in its family, Ephedraceae, and order, Ephedrales, and one of the three extant genera of the division Gnetophyta together with Gnetum and Welwitschia.
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The plant at the root of Iran’s meth market - globalinitiative.net
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15,000-year-old human burial shows evidence of medicinal plant use - Natural History Museum
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Afghanistan’s crystal meth boom is rooted in this plant - C&EN
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Multi-omics profiling reveals single-seed mutants of Ephedra saxatilis as dominant variants in high-altitude Xizang - Springer Nature Link
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Mormon tea has no flowers or leaves but lots of history - University of Colorado Boulder
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The Wild Shrub at the Root of the Afghan Meth Epidemic - undark.org
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Afghanistan, home to the heroin trade, moves into meth - BBC
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A genome for gnetophytes and early evolution of seed plants - Nature
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Native American ethnobotany at Red Butte Garden - The University of Utah
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Plant releases its pollen in the full moon - science.org
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Shrub Attracts Pollinators By Glittering Under the Full Moon - National Geographic
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15,000-year-old evidence of medicinal plant use discovered in Morocco’s Taforalt Cave - Archaeology News Online Magazine
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Werewolf plant waits for the light of the full moon - New Scientist
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The Ephedrine Scene Seeks a New Buzz in Mormon Tea - MEL Magazine
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Ancient Pots from Chinese Tombs Reveal Early Use of Cannabis - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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50 years of service: Mark Merlin, ethnobotanist and environmental historian - University of Hawaii System
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Arguments for protection: medicine - Panda.org
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1,000kg ephedra plant recovered, destroyed in Farah - Pajhwok Afghan News
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Earliest evidence of Ephedra use found in 15,000-year-old Moroccan burial - Phys.org
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Afghan meth from Ephedra plant emerging as the drug of choice - The Hindu
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Plant found to prefer pollination during the full moon - Phys.org
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Waging war of a ‘higher’ kind: How meth is turning into threat to national security - The Times of India
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Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, U.N. drug agency says - politico.com
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Macroevolution and biodiversity in the Gnetales - su.se
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7 drugs that exist in nature - The Week
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500kg of ephedra plant found, destroyed in Farah - Pajhwok Afghan News
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UNODC: Methamphetamine trafficking in and around Afghanistan expanding rapidly as heroin trade slows - United Nations Information Service Vienna
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3000kg of ephedra plant recovered, destroyed in Uruzgan - Pajhwok Afghan News
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Ancient medicinal plant use revealed in Morocco's prehistoric burial rituals - Yabiladi.com
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20 tons of ephedra plant recovered, destroyed in Bamyan - Pajhwok Afghan News
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17 detained over smuggling ephedra plant in Ghor - Pajhwok Afghan News
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Canadians warned off Ephedra (again) - NutraIngredients.com
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Daily Strange: First Known Plant to Sync Pollen Release with Full Moon - vsuspectator.com
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Researchers found evidence of the use of medicinal herbs in the Grotte des Pigeons Cave in Morocco dating back 15,000 years - Arkeonews
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Is Afghanistan-made methamphetamine about to flood Europe? - Al Jazeera
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Hidden ‘labs’, plant-based ephedrine, Afghanistan link — why meth is rich junkie’s new heroin - theprint.in
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Are traditional Chinese medicines safe and legal? - theconversation.com
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Ephedra Users Stockpile as Ban Looms - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Government to ban common garden plants - Green Left
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Archaeologists Discover First Direct Evidence of Drug Use in Ancient Europe - scitechdaily.com
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15,000-year-old medicines reveal Stone Age healing practices still in use - Interesting Engineering
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Drug bust: Cops seize 120 kg banned ephedrine worth 24 cr - The Times of India
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Ephedrine haul leads to global drug cartel: Police - The Hindu
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Ephedra Legal States 2026 - World Population Review
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FDA lifts ban on ephedra - New Hope Network
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Not hashish, hops, datura, ephedra, sacrostemma or rhubarb (Published 1971) - The New York Times
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Desert Plants of Kyrgyzstan » News of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek and Osh — latest events today - open.kg
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Major drug operation in Peshawar: Ephedra factory demolished - Pakistan Connect
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