Ephedra Information & Review

 

Ephedra, also known as ephedrine or Ma Huang is the active ingredient in many diet pills and supplements. Many use the name "thermo", "lean" or "fat burner."

What is ephedra? It is an alkaloid from the leaves of Ephededra equisetina, E. Sinica, and other species of a family called Gnetaceae's. The plant source for the alkaloid ephedra is indigenous to China, India and parts of Southeast Asia .

According to the FDA, products that contain ephedra extracts have caused hundreds of illnesses, including heart attacks, seizures, strokes and numerous deaths. They are similar to amphetamine compounds with potentially lethal effects on the central nervous system and the heart. Ephedra compounds are known to cause rapid or irregular heartbeats Psychological side effects are also common such as depression, nervousness, and insomnia.

Caffeine is often added to (stacked) ephedra to make it's effects even stronger. This is what is thought to create a lethal combination.

Ephedra has been banned, then legalized and banned again. Who knows where it will be in the future as regulatory refrom takes shape. This much can be assumed, if diet pill companies are unable to sell ephedra, they will simply alter the chemical compound by the least amount possible, change it's "name" and sell virtually the same thing. They are already doing it with other stimulates that are very similar to ephedra, such as synephrine

If you take ephedra, you are aren't worried about your weight or health becuase it doesn't help either.