Chá de Bugre
The popular name for a small Brazilian tree, Cordia salicifolia. In Brazil, the fruit is used as a coffee substitute as well as an herbal medicine. It’s also marketed as an appetite suppressant, although this property has not been verified by any controlled studies. Chá de Bugre extracts are being marketed for use in weight loss supplements. It’s being touted as an alternative to ephedra/ephedrine for losing fat and...
Ephedra
An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as a treatment for respiratory illnesses (asthma, colds) and hay fever. Known as “Ma Huang,” ephedra was once a common ingredient in over-the-counter “natural” weight loss supplements, as it’s a source of ephedrine, a sympathomimetic amine. It is currently illegal to sell ephedra and/or ephedrine alkaloids as dietary...
Ephedrine
A plant alkaloid classified as a “sympathomimetic amine” – which are compounds that stimulate the sympathetic nervous system. Ephedrine is used medicinally as a decongestant; it also acts as a stimulant and – in combination with caffeine – can assist with weight/fat loss. Ephedrine – along with its isomers – are found in several medicinal plants. Ephedra sinica (Ma Huang) was the principal...
Aspartic Acid
See L-Aspartate.
Beta-Phenethylamine
See: Phenethylamine (PEA). Also known as beta-phenethylamine or 2-phenethylamine. PEA is a biogenic amine synthesized from the amino acid phenylalanine. Although it’s found in a number of foods, chocolate is the best-known source of dietary PEA. PEA was once thought to be the reason people are “chocoholics (due to its mood-elevating properties); but it’s too rapidly metabolized to be very effective. Phenethylamine...
Chitosan
Chitosan is a material derived from shellfish exoskeletons with industrial, biomedical and agricultural applications. It’s also used as a “fat-binding” agent in diet supplements, but studies have shown that it has little effect. There is limited animal and human research that suggests a combination of chitosan and Vitamin C enhances excretion of dietary fat, but this combination has not been tested for weight...
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