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Partial list of public warnings issued by the FDA about dietary supplement ingredients:  * Chaparral - liver disease, possibly irreversible.  * Comfrey - obstruction of blood flow to liver, possible death.  * Ephedra - high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, seizures, heart attack, stroke and death.  * Dieter's teas - nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fainting, possible death.  * Germander - liver disease, possible death.  * Ma Huang - overuse of this eph edrine-containing herb can cause rapid formation of kidney stones that have been found in some patients to be nearly pure ephedrine.  * Lobelia - breathing problems, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure, coma and death.  * Magnolia-Stephania preparation - kidney disease, possible kidney failure, death.  * Herbal Fen-Phen - high blood pressure, irregular heart rate, seizures, heart attack, stroke and death.  * L-tryptophan - (an amino acid) eosinophilia myalgia syndrome, which is a potentially fatal blood disorder that can cause high fever, muscle and joint pain, weakness and swelling of the arms and legs.  * 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan - A precusor to L-tryptophan. Only recently gaining widespread use. Although no recent illnesses have been reported, the FDA said extra precaution is warranted because of problems with L-tryptophan. FDA studies still in progress.  * Sleepy Buddha - Product of China. Imported and distributed by Treasure Box Products Inc. of Canada. Contains prescription-strength drug ingredient "estazolam," sedative of benzodiazapine family. Serious side effects, including drowziness, slowed motor reflexes and dependency. Can cause fetal damage in pregnant women. * Gamma butyrolactone (abbreviated as GBL) - brand names include: Blue Nitro, Revivarant Gamma G and Remforce. GBL related products have been associated with reports of at least 55 adverse health effects, including one death. In 19 of the cases, consumers became unconscious or comatose.  * Serenity - has caused comas. Victims require breathing tubes to be revived when they become unconscious. Sold under names of Serenity, Genesis, Weight Belt Cleaner and others. Most common chemical names are tetramethylene glycol and butane-1, 4-diol.  * Products containing "plaintain," which could actually be digitalis that has been mislabeled. Digitalis is a potent heart stimulant that can cause cardiac arrest.  * Vitamin A - in doses of 25,000 or more International Units a day: Birth defects, bone abnormalities and severe liver disease.  * Vitamin B-6 - in doses above 100 milligrams a day: Balance difficulties and nerve injury.  * Selenium - in doses of 800 to 1,000 micrograms a day: Tissue damage.      Source: FDA

cle enhancers, appetite suppressants, and  other products containing Ephedrine, also called Ma Huang, Ephedra, Ripped Fuel, epitonin, and/or Chinese ephedra.