# Feng 2026: A pharmacognostic approach to identifying Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex Mey. in burials at the Xiaohe Cemetery, Lop Nor, Xinjiang

> Jingxian Feng, Xingjun Hu, Tong Zhang et al., 2026. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Bears on the Ephedra link once used to argue for a…

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# A pharmacognostic approach to identifying Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex Mey. in burials at the Xiaohe Cemetery, Lop Nor, Xinjiang

Jingxian Feng, Xingjun Hu, Tong Zhang et al., 2026. _Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 70: 105612_.

Identifies the Ephedra twigs placed in Xiaohe burials to species (E. intermedia) by pharmacognostic methods.

**Tarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105612](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105612)** Checked against the original0

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Bears on the Ephedra link once used to argue for a Bactrian (BMAC) origin.

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Feng, J., Hu, X., Zhang, T., Wang, X., & Ni, L. (2026). A pharmacognostic approach to identifying Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex Mey. in burials at the Xiaohe Cemetery, Lop Nor, Xinjiang. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 70: 105612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105612
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