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duced by a single season's growth run extremely low in ephedrine, and further suggests that even moderate heat in oven curing the herb is detrimental to its alkaloidal content.
Table 111, however, contained the most promising information of all. By simply allowing the perennial stems to mature this extra season, the ephedrine content increased 144 per cent over the highest figure ever obtained from the singleseason stems. Those stems which were left on the ground outside cured so nicely that it assures ease in cutting and caring for the stems.
Aging the ephedra stems an extra season, then, was found to be decidedly encouraging for the following reasons:
How far the natural phenomena will continue to advance, of course, remains to be determined by continued experimentation. From data thus far obtained it is possible to suggest the following conclusions :
Ephedra sinica stems and roots are both hardy and perennial in South Dakota.
The plants produce viable seeds, assuring rapid propagation both from these, as well as from numerous runners that develop into new plants.
The crop may be handled like any ordinary hay crop, by cutting it with mowers, allowing it to cure in the field, and then bale for shipment.
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