Herbal stimulant containing ephedrine has also caused psychosis

Abstract

EDITOR,—In her news article Deb Josefson reports that several deaths in the United States have been attributed to use of the Chinese herb Ma Huang, which contains ephedrine.1 We report on a patient who developed a psychosis due to the same preparation. A 34 year old man was brought to the accident and emergency department after jumping out of an upstairs window. He had sustained only minor bruising and …