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Originally Posted by Frisky  Phen-Phen wasnt a natural supplement, it was a drug.
Most (but not all) natural supplements are perfectly safe. Just be careful when you mix them with prescription drugs. Ask your doctor or herbalist |
Right but when he said "supplement" that's sometimes used as a blanket term for any over the counter product.
The term "natural supplement" cannot be separated from "drugs" as a firm rule.
Herbs are often called natural supplements and you can get pure caffiene as well as ephedrine from herbs. Ma-huang extract contains ephedrine, which is a powerful stimulant and now banned by the FDA.
I took Ma-huang and was cranked up all day in a way far beyond coffee. Even had mild euphoria. At 9pm daily I would get intense headaches in the back of my head and really lethargic. I bought it and even put up with the strange headaches because it was marketed as a natural and safe supp for weight loss. It was speed. A complete and total drug experience.
There are no rulings by the FDA to stop calling herbs "natural supplements".