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FDA-banned weight-loss supplement
Answer for the clue "FDA-banned weight-loss supplement ", 7 letters:
ephedra
Alternative clues for the word ephedra
- Subject of a 2004 F.D.A. dietary supplement ban
- Source of a nasal congestion remedy
- F.D.A.-banned weight-loss supplement
- Desert shrub
- Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
- Subject of an FDA dietary-supplement ban
- Banned diet pill ingredient
Word definitions for ephedra in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs , the only genus in its family, Ephedraceae , and order, Ephedrales . The various species of Ephedra are widespread in many lands, native to southwestern North America , southern Europe , northern Africa , and southwest ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any plant of the genus ''Ephedra'' of gymnosperm shrubs. 2 A stimulant derived from the plant (taxlink Ephedra sinica species noshow=1) used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and in over-the-counter weight-loss aids.
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.