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Ephedra – History
Ephedra, a gymnosperm shrub that is found in different parts of the globe like Southwestern North America, South America, North Africa and Central Asia had been been popular in Chinese traditional medicinal therapies since ancient time. Although it had been widely used in treatment of numerous health issues and disorders, its role in weight loss mechanism became exceeding popular in western countries.
With increased use came detailed studies and FDA had found its adverse effects and finally banned ephedra for sale in US. According to it, dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkloids are banned from use or sale. Since then, ephedrine alkloids have been replaced by ephedra extracts by numerous manufacturers owing to the ban. Still, there are many who are confused about the use of ephedra extracts Vs ephedrine alkloids.
Benefits of Ephedra Extract
As already mentioned, ephedra had been already popular for its medicinal properties. Among its numerous medicinal uses, it has been found particularly effective in health issues related to airways and bronchial tubes. Thus it has been widely used to cure respiratory disorders and diseases like asthma, allergic rhinitis, hay fever besides cold. Moreover, owing to its thermogenic properties, it has a great success in weight loss mechanism. As its ability to produce tremendous heat inside human body has been impressive, it can burn more calories and improve the rate of metabolism even when the body is at rest. This particular characteristic has been harnessed to manufacture dietary supplements and weight loss pills.
Side Effects of ephedrine alkloids
Over last few years, many adverse effects have come into light related to ephedrine alkloids…
- Increased risk of heart stroke
- Increased and irregular rate of heart beats, increased risk of heart damage, palpation
- High blood pressure
- Headache and dizziness
- Anxiety, nervousness, restlessness, insomnia.
- Nausea, diarrhea and irritation of stomach
- Loss of appetite
- Tremors
- Kidney stones, increased urination
- Flushing, sweating
Numerous studies carried out also show that people with medical history of kidney or heart disorders are more prone to ephedrine alkloids’ side effects. As ephedra consumption interferes with metabolism, people suffering from metabolic disorders should avoid its consumption. Also, children and pregnant women should also refrain from its consumption.
Distinguishing between Ephedra extract and Ephedrine Alkaloids
Most of mix these two terms together although they are actually different. Ephedra extract means the extract of ephedra herb (again there are different species come under ephedra that have varied level of ephedrine alkloids). Ephedra extract can contain ephedrine alkloids and psudoephedrine as ingredients. Due to FDA ban, most of the manufacturers have eliminated ephedrine alkloids from their formulation and replaced them with psudoephedrine.
Furthermore, to enhance the metabolism boosting capabilities, they have mixed these psudoephedrine with natural ingredients like green tea and caffeine. These medications are over the counter medications and don’t require any subscription from physician. These are mostly safe and don’t have such adverse effects like their previous versions used to have
