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Originally posted by aaaShrimp
Seems that all your "anti-ephedrine" acticles are about ephedra, not ephedrine. I don't know a lot about this stuff but isnt ephedrine the safer version of ephedra? And psnuephedrine(sp?) the safer version of ephedrine?
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There is a good description at
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00875.html
From the site:
Ephedra is a naturally occurring substance derived from the Chinese herbal Ma Huang. Its principal active ingredient is ephedrine, which when chemically synthesized is regulated as a drug. While products containing natural ephedrine alkaloids have long been used to treat certain respiratory symptoms in traditional Chinese medicine, in recent years they been extensively promoted and used with the goals of aiding weight loss, enhancing sports performance, and increasing energy.
Thus ephedrine is actually the active ingredient in Ephedra
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