But millions of athletes are taking supplements containing everything
from ephedra to creatine to andro in any of several forms — pills, powders, even gums — in hopes of gaining an edge in the weight room, on the field, in the pool.
Not exact matches
An extract taken
from orange peel and used as a substitute for
ephedra; sometimes called bitter orange
Found on cliffs, ravines, and bare rocks
from Italy to Yemen,
Ephedra is a gymnosperm, meaning, like pine trees, it houses its reproductive structures within cones.
«Plants recovered
from the midden of Dust Devil Cave include the dry fruits or seeds of Juniperus,
Ephedra (mormon tea), Pinus edulis, grass, Chenopodium (goosefoot), Quercus, and Opuntia.
C. Michael Hogan marked the classification
from «NCBI Taxonomy» as preferred for «
Ephedra fragilis Desf.».
C. Michael Hogan marked the classification
from «Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013» as preferred for «
Ephedra».
In April 2004, the Food and Drug Administration banned dietary supplements containing
ephedra, including those made
from ma huang.