/oss/taxonomy/term/644/all en /oss/article/weight-loss-you-asked/can-synephrine-help-weight-loss <p>The weight-loss pill industry is in a bit of a panic. It lost its major cash cow when supplements containing ephedrine were banned in North America. We’re not talking pennies here, we are talking about billions of dollars. So the scramble is on to find a replacement which can be marketed using the key words, “natural,” “effective” and “safe.” Those were in fact the terms that fueled the runaway sales of ephedra products. Ephedra was natural. Not that this means anything in terms of safety, but it was derived from a plant often referred to as Ma Huang.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:04:54 +0000 OSS 1739 at /oss