Assertion: synthetic ephedrine | /r/ObjectUse | used in western medicine
Facets:
value: as a bronchodilator and nasal decongestant
type: PURPOSE
value: in controlling urinary incontinence
type: PURPOSE
value: since the 1920s
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Since the 1920s synthetic ephedrine has been used in Western medicine as a bronchodilator and nasal decongestant and in controlling urinary incontinence.