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The stem of this herb contains the active compounds Ephedrine and Pseudo-ephedrineEphedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia. They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea. The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
edit]
Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.Wats. - California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.L.Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp. helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nels. - Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.A.Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp. procera Fischer & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.A.Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.Wats. - Nevada Ephedra, Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.Fedtsch. & Bobr.) C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra, Green Mormon-tea
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Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant. Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero al
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should be careful not to allow the inside temperature of the terrarium
to get above 80 degrees F. In order to effectively use this adaptation,
your terrarium will need to be in a cool location.
Advantage:
You will be able to generate an extra 5% of humidity over ambient by
using this adaptation.
Disadvantages:
You will increase the temperature inside your terrarium some by
doing this. You can minimize the temperature increase by using a
container to hold the water that is well insulated. You want the water
warm, but you don't want heat leaking any more than necessary into
the terrarium.
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Back to Method 2, Using a Fish Tank Bubblier.
table of contents.
Adaptation-14: Use of Angel Hair to Raise Humidity.
If you are using the fish tank bubblier system to create humidity in
your terrarium, you can place angel hair or anything else that will
slow the bubbles rise in the water container. Simply pack it into the
container. This will increase humidity by several percent. Ideally, you
want to slow the bubbles but also split them into smaller bubbles.
Some plastic versions of steel wool for use washing dishes work well.
Steel wool would work well except that it will rust and get nasty.
Advantage:
You will be able to generate an extra 1% or 2% of humidity over
ambient by using this adaptation. The smaller the bubbles are and the
more time they spend in the water, the greater the benefit.
Disadvantages:
None.
Back to Method 2, Using a Fish Tank Bubblier
table of contents.
Adaptation-15: Supporting Extra Terrariums with the Ultra
Sonic Humidifier
First, build an extra Growing Chamber. Then on one of the 2 liter
coke bottles, poke an extra hole. Insert a grommet and make this
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bottle the last stage for drying the air. Even the most basic ultra sonic
humidifier can feed more than one terrarium with sufficient quantities
of humid air to keep everything in the ideal range for the fungus.
Advantage:
You get twice the growing area for your mushrooms. Your crops can
be twice as big. Alternatively, you can use one terrarium for older
cakes. Older cakes are significantly more likely to become
contaminated and pose a threat to the other cakes in the terrarium.
Moving older cakes to the second terrarium drastically reduces your
chances of a crop failure.
Disadvantages:
You need to build an extra Growing Chamber, and it takes up a little
space.
Back to construction of Ultra Sonic support system.
table of contents.
Adaptation-16: Use of an Ice-Pak to Initiate Fruiting.
You can keep the terrarium's temperature between 80 and 95 degrees
F. If you have a terrarium setup that uses an ultra sonic humidifier,
you can place a reusable, frozen Ice-Pak in the Terrarium. This will
cool everything down
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RRP: $39Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia. They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea. The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
edit]
Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.Wats. - California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.L.Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp. helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nels. - Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.A.Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp. procera Fischer & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.A.Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.Wats. - Nevada Ephedra, Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.Fedtsch. & Bobr.) C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra, Green Mormon-tea
edit]
Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant. Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero al
See
the following diagram:
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That is it. The basic grow chamber is done. Now you need to decide
which method you are going to use to keep the humidity high and the
CO2 concentration low while the mushrooms are growing.
Method 1: Hand Spraying.
This is the original method that Psylocybe Fanaticus recommended for
the home cultivator to grow mushrooms. It is the least expensive. It is
the most labor intensive and forces you to conform to a demanding
schedule. The only thing you need in addition to the basic growing
chamber is a spray bottle that can put out a fine mist.
The procedure is this: At least four times a day the terrarium needs to
have humidity injected into it via the spray bottle. At least twice a day
the CO2 that has built up needs to be eliminated. Once a day you need
to eliminate water from the bottom of the terrarium that has condensed
and formed there.
Once a day, you need to remove the standing water from the bottom of
the terrarium. You can use a turkey baster to suck the water out, or you
can gently remove each cake and Type Diet Blood turn the terrarium up side down to
drain the water out. If you remove the cakes, be very gentle. Any place
you touch the cakes will not fruit. You should pick up the cakes in the
same place every time.
Twice a day, the CO2 that has accumulated in the chamber needs to be
removed. One method is to remove the drip shield and fan the inside of
the cooler with the cover for 10 or 15 seconds. Another method that
works well is to have a hair dryer next to the cooler and use it. Simply
lower it into the terrarium with the exhaust jet pointing up and out of
the terrarium and turn it on. It will suck all the existing CO2 out of the
chamber. Be sure not to hit the rice cakes with the hot exhaust air. It
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will damage them. If your hair dryer has a 'cool' setting, use that
instead of 'hot'. Incidentally, one cultivator recommends using a
vacuum clean instead. He would simply suck the stale air out of the
terrarium.
In order to create humidity in the terrarium a spray bottle that is
capable of generating a fine mist is used. There are a lot of different
products for use in the kitchen that have an adjustable spray nozzle,
but if you choose to recycle one of these, make sure it produces a very
fine mist. What ever you use, make sure it is entirely clean of the
original chemicals. Let's make this perfectly clear. Make sure the bottle
is clean and does not contain anything that will damage the fungus.
The safest thing to do is go to the hardware store and buy a high
quality spray bottle. These typically produce a finer mist than most
kitchen type spray bottles. The problem is that you would not be using
a spray bottle if you had a little extra cash so we are telling you that
you ca See
the following diagram:
(14 of 29) 5/1/2002 6:54:17 PM]
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 2)
That is it. The basic grow chamber is done. Now you need to decide
which method you are going to use to keep the humidity high and the
CO2 concentration low while the mushrooms are growing.
Method 1: Hand Spraying.
This is the original method that Psylocybe Fanaticus recommended for
the home cultivator to grow mushrooms.
It is the least expensive. It is
the most labor intensive and forces you to conform to a demanding
schedule. The only thing you need in addition to the basic growing
chamber is a spray bottle that can put out a fine mist.
The procedure is this: At least four times a day the terrarium needs to
have humidity injected into it via the spray bottle. At least twice a day
the CO2 that has built up needs to be eliminated. Once a day you need
to eliminate water from the bottom of the terrarium that has condensed
and formed there.
Once a day, you need to remove the standing water from the bottom of
the terrarium. You can use a turkey baster to suck the water out, or you
can gently remove each cake and turn the terrarium up side down to
drain the water out. If you remove the cakes, be very gentle.
Any place
you touch the cakes will not fruit. You should pick up the cakes in the
same place every time.
Twice a day, the CO2 that has accumulated in the chamber needs to be
removed. One method is to remove the drip shield and fan the inside of
the cooler with the cover for 10 or 15 seconds. Another method that
works well is to have a hair dryer next to the cooler and use it. Simply
lower it into the terrarium with the exhaust jet pointing up and out of
the terrarium and turn it on. It will suck all the existing CO2 out of the
chamber. Be sure not to hit the rice cakes with the hot exhaust air. It
(15 of 29) 5/1/2002 6:54:17 PM]
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 2)
will damage them. If your hair dryer has a 'cool' setting, use that
instead of 'hot'.
Incidentally, one cultivator recommends using a
vacuum clean instead. He would simply suck the stale air out of the
terrarium.
In order to create humidity in the terrarium a spray bottle that is
capable of generating a fine mist is used. There are a lot of different
products for use in the kitchen that have an adjustable spray nozzle,
but if you choose to recycle one of these, make sure it produces a very
fine mist. What ever you use, make sure it is entirely clean of the
original chemicals. Let's make this perfectly clear. Make sure the bottle
is clean and does not contain anything that will damage the fungus.
The safest thing to do is go to the hardware store and buy a high
quality spray bottle. These typically produce a finer mist than most
kitchen type spray bottles. The problem is that you would not be using
a spray bottle if you had a little extra cash so we are telling you that
you ca See
the following diagram:
(14 of 29) [5/1/2002 6:54:17 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 2)
That is it. The basic grow chamber is done. Now you need to decide
which method you are going to use to keep the humidity high and the
CO2 concentration low while the mushrooms are growing.
Method 1: Hand Spraying.
This is the original method that Psylocybe Fanaticus recommended for
the home cultivator to grow mushrooms. It is the least expensive. It is
the most labor intensive and forces you to conform to a demanding
schedule. The only thing you need in addition to the basic growing
chamber is a spray bottle that can put out a fine mist.
The procedure is this: At least four times a day the terrarium needs to
have humidity injected into it via the spray bottle. At least twice a day
the CO2 that has built up needs to be eliminated. Once a day you need
to eliminate water from the bottom of the terrarium that has condensed
and formed there.
Once a day, you need to remove the standing water from the bottom of
the terrarium. You can use a turkey baster to suck the water out, or you
can gently remove each cake and turn the terrarium up side down to
drain the water out. If you remove the cakes, be very gentle.
Any place
you touch the cakes will not fruit. You should pick up the cakes in the
same place every time.
Twice a day, the CO2 that has accumulated in the chamber needs to be
removed. One method is to remove the drip shield and fan the inside of
the cooler with the cover for 10 or 15 seconds. Another method that
works well is to have a hair dryer next to the cooler and use it. Simply
lower it into the terrarium with the exhaust jet pointing up and out of
the terrarium and turn it on. It will suck all the existing CO2 out of the
chamber. Be sure not to hit the rice cakes with the hot exhaust air. It
(15 of 29) 5/1/2002 6:54:17 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 2)
will damage them. If your hair dryer has a 'cool' setting, use that
instead of 'hot'. Incidentally, one cultivator recommends using a
vacuum clean instead. He would simply suck the stale air out of the
terrarium.
In order to create humidity in the terrarium a spray bottle that is
capable of generating a fine mist is used. There are a lot of different
products for use in the kitchen that have an adjustable spray nozzle,
but if you choose to recycle one of these, make sure it produces a very
fine mist. What ever you use, make sure it is entirely clean of the
original chemicals. Let's make this perfectly clear. Make sure the bottle
is clean and does not contain anything that will damage the fungus.
The safest thing to do is go to the hardware store and buy a high
quality spray bottle. These typically produce a finer mist than most
kitchen type spray bottles. The problem is that you would not be using
a spray bottle if you had a little extra cash so we are telling you that
you ca See
the following diagram:
(14 of 29) 5/1/2002 6:54:17 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 2)
That is it. The basic grow chamber is done. Now you need to decide
which method you are going to use to keep the humidity high and the
CO2 concentration low while the mushrooms are growing.
Method 1: Hand Spraying.
This is the original method that Psylocybe Fanaticus recommended for
the home cultivator to grow mushrooms. It is the least expensive. It is
the most labor intensive and forces you to conform to a demanding
schedule. The only thing you need in addition to the basic growing
chamber is a spray bottle that can put out a fine mist.
The procedure is this: At least four times a day the terrarium needs to
have humidity injected into it via the spray bottle. At least twice a day
the CO2 that has built up needs to be eliminated. Once a day you need
to eliminate water from the bottom of the terrarium that has condensed
and formed there.
Once a day, you need to remove the standing water from the bottom of
the terrarium. You can use a turkey baster to suck the water out, or you
can gently remove each cake and turn the terrarium up side down to
drain the water out. If you remove the cakes, be very gentle.
Any place
you touch the cakes will not fruit. You should pick up the cakes in the
same place every time.
Twice a day, the CO2 that has accumulated in the chamber needs to be
removed. One method is to remove the drip shield and fan the inside of
the cooler with the cover for 10 or 15 seconds. Another method that
works well is to have a hair dryer next to the cooler and use it. Simply
lower it into the terrarium with the exhaust jet pointing up and out of
the terrarium and turn it on. It will suck all the existing CO2 out of the
chamber. Be sure not to hit the rice cakes with the hot exhaust air. It
(15 of 29) 5/1/2002 6:54:17 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 2)
will damage them. If your hair dryer has a 'cool' setting, use that
instead of 'hot'. Incidentally, one cultivator recommends using a
vacuum clean instead.
He would simply suck the stale air out of the
terrarium.
In order to create humidity in the terrarium a
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spray bottle that is
capable of generating a fine mist is used. There are a lot of different
products for use in the kitchen that have an adjustable spray nozzle,
but if you choose to recycle one of these, make sure it produces a very
fine mist. What ever you use, make sure it is entirely clean of the
original chemicals. Let's make this perfectly clear. Make sure the bottle
is clean and does not contain anything that will damage the fungus.
The safest thing to do is go to the hardware store and buy a high
quality spray bottle.
These typically produce a finer mist than most
kitchen type spray bottles.
The problem is that you would not be using
a spray bottle if you had a little extra cash so we are telling you that
you ca
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Over 5000 years ago ephedra (under the name Ma huang) has been used in Chinese medicine to treat several disorders. Amongst others asthma and bronchitis were to be treated properly with ephedra.
Ephedra comes from a plant that has a few powerful active compounds, of which ephedrine is the most useful. More information on the chemical connections en the extraction of the active substances is to be read in chemistry.
Over the last few years ephedra has gained much more attention for its side-effects: an increased metabolism, plus the thermeogenic and fat burning qualities that come along with that. This gives the body stimulation and provides energy. Thanks to these qualities ephedra now has a status of weight-loss supplement, smartdrug and sports supplement. A status that has recently become controversial because of the ban on ephedra products in the United States and the Netherlands. Read about the why, when and how in legal?.
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October 3 , 2005 - Ephedra-free diet pills not risk-free
In a scramble to develop new replacement weight-loss aids, drug manufacturers produced drugs containing extracts of bitter orange. This supplement has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for digestive problems.
Studies are finding these new ephedra-free diet pills carry some side effects that are similar to ephedra products.
This botanical contains a compound similar to ephedra, called synephrine. Both of these compounds stimulate the central nervous system and are thought to increase the metabolism. Also both raise blood pressure and heart rate, according to research on Advantra Z and Xenadrine EFX at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Christine Haller, lead author of the University of California, San Francisco study, points out that little research has been done to determine whether or not these new ephedra-free diet pills are safe or effective. She says the main concern about these new diet pills is the risk they pose to people with elevated blood pressure and conditions like diabetes: two medical conditions which are common in overweight and obese individuals.
“This does indicate that people should use caution when using these ephedra-free diet drugs]” Haller says.
In 1927, the U.S. medical community began to use ephedrine, which is the
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asthma. As the supplies of
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began to dwindle, pharmaceutical
companies began to search for a synthetic alternative.
Amphetamine was first
synthesized in 1887, but because there was very little interest in it, the substance
went unnoticed until it became the alternative to ephedrine (Feldman
et al., 1997). By the 1930s, all the major effects of amphetamine were known.
While researOver 5000 years ago ephedra (under the name Ma huang) has been used in Chinese medicine to treat several disorders. Amongst others asthma and bronchitis were to be treated properly with ephedra. Ephedra comes from a plant that has a few powerful active compounds, of which ephedrine is the most useful.
More information on the chemical connections en the extraction of the active substances is to be read in chemistry.
Over the last few years ephedra has gained much more attention for its side-effects: an increased metabolism, plus the thermeogenic and fat burning qualities that come along with that. This gives the body stimulation and provides energy. Thanks to these qualities ephedra now has a status of weight-loss supplement, smartdrug and sports supplement. A status that has recently become controversial because of the ban on ephedra products in the United States and the Netherlands. Read about the why, when and how in legal?.
The menu parts all contain articles, which were placed in the original English version.
Besides we have some users experiences, a users guide, Frequently Asked Questions, links and a forum.
* News *
October 3 , 2005 - Ephedra-free diet pills not risk-free
In a scramble to develop new replacement weight-loss aids, drug manufacturers produced drugs containing extracts of bitter orange. This supplement has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for digestive problems. Studies are finding these new ephedra-free diet pills carry some side effects that are similar to ephedra products.
This botanical contains a compound similar to ephedra, called synephrine. Both of these compounds stimulate the central nervous system and are thought to increase the metabolism.
Also both raise blood pressure and heart rate, according to research on Advantra Z and Xenadrine EFX at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr.
Christine Haller, lead author of the University of California, San Francisco study, points out that little research has been done to determine whether or not these new ephedra-free diet pills are safe or effective. She says the main concern about these new diet pills is the risk they pose to people with elevated blood pressure and conditions like diabetes: two medical conditions which are common in overweight and obese individuals.
“This does indicate that people should use caution when using these ephedra-free diet drugs]” Haller says.
In 1927, the U.S. medical community began to use ephedrine, which is the
active ingredient in ma haung, to open bronchial passages in patients with
asthma. As the supplies of
Ephedra vulgaris
began to dwindle, pharmaceutical
companies began to search for a synthetic alternative. Amphetamine was first
synthesized in 1887, but because there was very little interest in it, the substance
went unnoticed until it became the alternative to ephedrine (Feldman
et al., 1997). By the 1930s, all the major effects of amphetamine were known.
While researOver 5000 years ago ephedra (under the name Ma huang) has been used in Chinese medicine to treat several disorders.
Amongst others asthma and bronchitis were to be treated properly with ephedra. Ephedra comes from a plant that has a few powerful active compounds, of which ephedrine is the most useful. More information on the chemical connections en the extraction of the active substances is to be read in chemistry.
Over the last few years ephedra has gained much more attention for its side-effects: an increased metabolism, plus the thermeogenic and fat burning qualities that come along with that. This gives the body stimulation and provides energy. Thanks to these qualities ephedra now has a status of weight-loss supplement, smartdrug and sports supplement. A status that has recently become controversial because of the ban on ephedra products in the United States and the Netherlands. Read about the why, when and how in legal?.
The menu parts all contain articles, which were placed in the original English version. Besides we have some users experiences, a users guide, Frequently Asked Questions, links and a forum.
* News *
October 3 , 2005 - Ephedra-free diet pills not risk-free
In a scramble to develop new replacement weight-loss aids, drug manufacturers produced drugs containing extracts of bitter orange. This supplement has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for digestive problems. Studies are finding these new ephedra-free diet pills carry some side effects that are similar to ephedra products.
This botanical contains a compound similar to ephedra, called synephrine. Both of these compounds stimulate the central nervous system and are thought to increase the metabolism. Also both raise blood pressure and heart rate, according to research on Advantra Z and Xenadrine EFX at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Christine Haller, lead author of the University of California, San Francisco study, points out that little research has been done to determine whether or not these new ephedra-free diet pills are safe or effective. She says the main concern about these new diet pills is the risk they pose to people with elevated blood pressure and conditions like diabetes: two medical conditions which are common in overweight and obese individuals.
“This does indicate that people should use caution [when using these ephedra-free diet drugs” Haller says.
In 1927, the U.S. medical community began to use ephedrine, which is the
active ingredient in ma haung, to open bronchial passages in patients with
asthma. As the supplies of
Ephedra vulgaris
began to dwindle, pharmaceutical
companies began to search for a synthetic alternative.
Amphetamine was first
synthesized in 1887, but because there was very little interest in it, the substance
went unnoticed until it became the alternative to ephedrine (Feldman
et al., 1997). Truckers Love It With Ephedra By the 1930s, all the major effects of amphetamine were known.
While researOver 5000 years ago ephedra (under the name Ma huang) has been used in Chinese medicine to treat several disorders.
Amongst others asthma and bronchitis were to be treated properly with ephedra. Ephedra comes from a plant that has a few powerful active compounds, of which ephedrine is the most useful. More information on the chemical connections en the extraction of the active substances is to be read in chemistry.
Over the last few years ephedra has gained much more attention for its side-effects: an increased metabolism, plus the thermeogenic and fat burning qualities that come along with that. This gives the body stimulation and provides energy. Thanks to these qualities ephedra now has a status of weight-loss supplement, smartdrug and sports supplement. A status that has recently become controversial because of the ban on ephedra products in the United States and the Netherlands. Read about the why, when and how in legal?.
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October 3 , 2005 - Ephedra-free diet pills not risk-free
In a scramble to develop new replacement weight-loss aids, drug manufacturers produced drugs containing extracts of bitter orange. This supplement has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for digestive problems. Studies are finding these new ephedra-free diet pills carry some side effects that are similar to ephedra products.
This botanical contains a compound similar to ephedra, called synephrine. Both of these compounds stimulate the central nervous system and are thought to increase the metabolism. Also both raise blood pressure and heart rate, according to research on Advantra Z and Xenadrine EFX at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Christine Haller, lead author of the University of California, San Francisco study, points out that little research has been done to determine whether or not these new ephedra-free diet pills are safe or effective. She says the main concern about these new diet pills is the risk they pose to people with elevated blood pressure and conditions like diabetes: two medical conditions which are common in overweight and obese individuals.
“This does indicate that people should use caution when using these ephedra-free diet drugs” Haller says.
In 1927, the U.S. medical community began to use ephedrine, which is the
active ingredient in ma haung, to open bronchial passages in patients with
asthma.
As the supplies of
Ephedra vulgaris
began to dwindle, pharmaceutical
companies began to search for a synthetic alternative. Amphetamine was first
synthesized in 1887, but because there was very little interest in it, the substance
went unnoticed until it became the alternative to ephedrine (Feldman
et al., 1997). By the 1930s, all the major effects of amphetamine were known.
While resear