Webb10 okt. 2024 · Legal Uses. Ephedrine is a drug derived from the plant Ephedra equisetina. It has been used for hundreds of years as both a stimulant and decongestant. In 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the sale of supplements containing ephedrine after a number of deaths and cases of adverse effects related to their use … Webb5 mars 2002 · Hundreds of unapproved products containing ephedra or ephedrine exist, including ma huang, E. sinica, Sida cordifolia and epitonin. 3 Approved preparations, …
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WebbThe alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are largely used as antispasmodic and circulatory stimulants. Ephedrine is extensively used as a substitute for epinephrine … Webb6 feb. 2004 · Ephedra contains a natural alkaloid ephedrine, similar to the hormone epinephrine (adrenaline), a stimulant that acts on the central nervous system (CNS), … tof vivo
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WebbThe LGO of the RIVM performed analytical studies on products containing Ephedra herba on the Dutch market at the request of the Dutch Health Care Inspectorate (IGZ) and the Inspectorate of Health Protection, Commodities and Veterinary Public Health (KvW). In total, 202 samples from approximately 135 products were examined in the period 1993 … Webb1 jan. 2003 · Products that contain the herb ephedra have been promoted and used in the United States since the 1980s to increase weight loss and enhance athletic performance. Yet despite manufacturers' claims, little research has been done to assess whether the products are safe, and the research studies that have been done have been too small to … WebbSudafed used to contain ephedrine (or at least pseudo-ephadrine hence the name) but I believe the formulation was changed to stop it being used to create meth some time ago Memoriae • 9 yr. ago Sudafed that you can get off the shelf doesn't, although they do still do a prescription only version that does. people matters upcoming events