Chinese practitioners have been using Ephedra for several years. In the United States, the herb has street names of "natural ecstasy" as a stimulant and "natural fen-phen" as a diet aid. This has been ban from use as a diet aid by the FDA. This herb comes from an evergreen with pinelike odor that grows in certain desert regions of Asia and the United States. Herbalists use parts of the plant's seeds and stems. Ephedra is used as unprocessed extracts of the root and above-ground parts. It is also available as a tablet and a tea. Many people use Ephedra for the following: bronchial asthm...
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