How can I get ephedra the plant not ephedrine.?
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You can buy it at Nurseries a lot of times. Many places sell it as a landscape plant
If you live anywhere in the American West, this plant naturally grows in the dry desert areas. It also goes by the name Brigham's Tea or Mormon (Tea) Bush, as it was used as a medicine by the Mormons. Get Michael Moore's Medicinal Plants of the American West to learn more. If you're not in the American West, contact HerbPharm online. You could also contact Gaia Herbs, Meadowsweet Herbal Apothecary or Aphrodisia in NYC. Recognise also that any herbalist worth their salt is NOT going to help you if they get the vibe that you want this herb just to get f*cked up. I sure as hell wouldn't. It is an irresponsible use of a medicinal plant, it is a felony in some states, and folks like you are what give herbs and herbalists a bad name. It is also against Plant Spirit Medicine's deepest tenets and the Hippocratic oath ("Therefore do ye first no harm...") and disrespects the spirit of the plant(s). As far as harvesting your own crop, unless you have arid, desert-like growing conditions, you can forget about having any kind of crop at all. You will find the quality of the plants will be much higher if you wildcraft them anyway. Recognise also that if you are wildcrafting, and you do not leave an offering or a gift for the plants, or if you overharvest, harm will come to you for this is theft and disrespect. It is also a form of rape, and you may expect retaliation. Ephedra and its relatives can be deadly for idiots who don't know what they're doing. So should it be. Natural selection at its best.
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