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Answer for the clue "Banned diet pill ingredient ", 7 letters:
ephedra

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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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.