by Lipodrene by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals. 1 tablet per serving, 100 per bottle. $39.95. Fourteen ingredients, four with a number.
What is in a Lipodrene tablet?
Proprietary blend, 560 mg. Ephedra extract 25 mg. Senegalia berlandieri extract yielding 225 mg phenylethylamine alkaloids. Green tea extract (45 mg EGCG). Caffeine anhydrous 100 mg, outside the blend.
No amounts: synephrine HCl, theobromine, theophylline, hoodia extract, cassia nomame extract, naringen, 6,7 dihydroxybergamotin, 5-methoxytryptamine HCl, L-5-hydroxytryptophan, yohimbe HCl.
Lipodrene with ephedra. 100 tablets, $39.95.
What kind of ephedra is in Lipodrene?
“Ephedra extract 25mg.” No species. No alkaloid figure.
ODS: ephedra is “a plant native to China” with “three main species: Ephedra sinica, Ephedra equisentina, and Ephedra intermedia.”
“Ephedra is a low evergreen shrub with small, scaly leaves,” says NCCIH. Its herb “usually comes from the stem and branches of the Ephedra sinica species.”
How much caffeine is in Lipodrene?
100 mg a tablet. Directions: “take 1-2 tablets in the morning and 1 tablet after lunch.” Then “don’t exceed 4 tablets in a 24 hour period.”
Four tablets is 400 mg of caffeine anhydrous, before green tea or anything else.
The FDA has cited “400 milligrams” a day for most adults as “an amount not generally associated with negative effects,” on its caffeine page.
For scale, ODS says “an 8-ounce cup of brewed coffee contains about 85–100 mg caffeine.” Brewed green tea, “45 mg caffeine.”
What are synephrine, hoodia and yohimbe?
“Bitter orange is the common name for the botanical Citrus aurantium,” says ODS. The fruit “is a source of p-synephrine (often referred to simply as synephrine).”
“Hoodia gordonii is a succulent plant that grows in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa.” ODS again. The San people “have traditionally used hoodia as an appetite suppressant during long hunts.”
Yohimbe is “a West African evergreen tree.” Yohimbine is “the main active constituent.”
A 2015 analysis, per ODS: “only 22% of 49 dietary supplements containing yohimbe or yohimbine listed the quantity of yohimbine on the product label.” No amount on Lipodrene’s yohimbe HCl line.
How does Lipodrene compare with Green Stinger?
Green Stinger: 2 caplets. Ephedra extract 27 mg. 200 mg total caffeine from kola nut, guarana and yerba mate. 60 servings, $47.75.
Lipodrene: 1 tablet. Ephedra extract 25 mg. Caffeine anhydrous 100 mg. 100 servings, $39.95.
Lipodrene vs Green Stinger, panel by panel.
Where are the Lipodrene label numbers listed?
25 mg ephedra extract and 100 mg caffeine a tablet, 4 tablets a day at most by the directions. The Supplement Facts panel is on the Lipodrene product page. ODS and NCCIH cover the plant. Green Stinger and the other ephedra extract labels sit in the same shop section.
