Also known as the Chinese herb Ma huang, ephedrine alkaloids are marketed as the dietary supplement ephedra. The stimulant is used in weight loss preparations and in supplements sold to boost ...

The boom is the result of a discovery by drug traffickers that a plant commonly found growing wild in parts of Afghanistan, ephedra, can be used to create the key component of meth: ephedrine.

The rise of meth has been fuelled by a discovery that ephedra - a common, wild herb known locally as "oman" - can be used to make one of the drug's key ingredients: ephedrine. At a bazaar deep in ...

The maker of a homeopathic nasal spray with a history of contamination is refusing to recall its product after the Food and ...

Very little research has been done on those treatments but the available studies indicate they are ineffective. And some—such as herbal ephedra—can be dangerous. The FDA has now banned ephedra.

Back in 2012, a study by Murdoch University was carried out on 15 TCM samples seized by Australian customs. Testing found that the samples contained 68 plant families, including aristolochia and ...

It also offers an alternative to ephedra- or other stimulant-based products, which are increasingly recognized as dangerous. Chitosan may be safer and have less potential for abuse than some ...

or taking supplements like creatine or ephedra. When this happens, myoglobin releases and excretes into your urine, Dr.

Supplements could interact with the medicines you take, and some are costly or even dangerous. For example, for safety reasons, in 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned ephedra, a ...