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name: ephedra sprig
image: SS3_milady_ancient_chinese_palestinian_ephedra.PNG
archetype: Milady
swag_score: 3
date_added: "2024-12-09"
---

# ephedra sprig

## Visual Elements

a handful of sprigs, the flower buds are in red.

## Cultural Context

Ephedra is one of the oldest known stimulants, used for thousands of years in Chinese and Central Asian medicine. Its active compound ephedrine became the basis for amphetamines, which fueled all-night dancing from Northern Soul to acid house.

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## Justification

The botanical ancestor of amphetamines, bridging thousand-year-old medicine to modern dance-floor stimulants.
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**Dominant Colors:** green, red
**Archetype:** milady
**Ancestor:** [chinese](../../../core-lore/ancestors/chinese.md), [palestinian](../../../core-lore/ancestors/palestinian.md)
**Swag Score:** 3
**Date Added:** 2024-12-09