Ephedra suna ne wanda ke nufin wani nau'in tsire-tsire a cikin dangin Ephedraceae, 'yan ƙasa zuwa yankuna masu bushe na Asiya, Turai, da Arewacin Amirka. An san shukar da kayan magani kuma ana amfani da ita a cikin magungunan gargajiya na kasar Sin don magance matsalolin numfashi kamar su asma, mura, da zazzabin ciyawa. Ya ƙunshi alkaloid ephedrine, wanda yake shi ne mai stimulant cewa zai iya ƙara zuciya rate, hawan jini, da kuma metabolism. Saboda illar da ke tattare da ita, ephedrine abu ne mai sarrafawa a cikin ƙasashe da yawa kuma galibi ana amfani dashi ƙarƙashin kulawar likita kawai.