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Subject of a 2004 F.D.A. dietary supplement ban
Answer for the clue "Subject of a 2004 F.D.A. dietary supplement ban ", 7 letters:
ephedra
Alternative clues for the word ephedra
- Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
- Subject of an FDA dietary-supplement ban
- Desert shrub
- FDA-banned weight-loss supplement
- Ingredient in "Mormon tea"
- Banned diet pill ingredient
- FDA-banned herbal supplement
- Banned medicine used to treat asthma
- Source of a nasal congestion remedy
Word definitions for ephedra in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
genus of low, branchy desert shrubs, 1914, from Modern Latin (1737) from Greek ephedra , a name given by Pliny to the horsetail, literally "sitting upon," from fem. of ephedros "sitting or seated upon; sitting at or near," from epi "on" (see epi- ) + hedra ...
Usage examples of ephedra.
Barbara Barnett has a stash of ephedra, and she used it to try to kill Sara.
The Indians often drank a tea made from ephedra, which she had come to like.
Jamie up in bed with a hot stone to his feet, a mustard plaster on his chest, and a hot tisane of aromatic peppermint and ephedra leaves to drink.