Smiling until you drop: Ephedra as doping and flu remedy.
In the proving of the medicinal plant Ephedra sinica, which contains amphetamines, we can see – alongside the familiar stimulant themes – the common cold symptoms known from folk medicine and the narrowing of the blood vessels caused by ephedrine. A case history shows the homeopathic use in people who survive in extremely difficult circumstances by mobilizing their final reserves of strength and splitting off their feelings.
KEY CONCEPTS: Amphetamine, amputation, burnout, depression, Ephedra, ephedrine, influenza, vasoconstriction
