With herbal medicines being my other hobby, I should note that Ephedra can be very dangerous. It does contain ephedrine, which is the natural counterpart to pseudo-ephedrine. It has always been one of those medicinal herbs that are prescribed with caution, and should not be taken by individuals with certain conditions. In fact before the Mormons came to the area, it was widely used by the Native Americans as a medicinal herb. -----Original Message----- From: Patti Jobe [mailto:rjobe@radware.net] Sent: June 18, 1998 4:12 PM To: HANDCART-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HANDCART-L] Re: Mormon (Ephedra) Tea Discussion correction! Ephedra is NOT one of the ingredients of Phen-Fen, you're confusing it with Phentermine, which also has not been banned, it was the 'combination' that was banned. Ephedra is also NOT in the product Sudafed, which is pseudo-ephedrine. But caution IS advised with the use of Ephedra or in the form of the Muong Hua (sp?). They are considering a ban of ephedra, because of possible harmful side effects.