Ive been using ephedra regularly since 1990!!!
Its the greatest fat burner and pre-workout supplement Ive ever used IMO. I used to take Ultimate Orange before every workout and had the biggest gains before that got banned. Now I get from the UK for very little money. Since it targets the fat reserves before muscle its vital for muscle gaining and fat loss when youre trying to gain without adding too much fat.
It got a bad rap and got banned because 100 people died from it (supposedly) although the supplement has been used for over 2000 years safely. Its just the knuckleheads who take too much and use it dangerously that fuck it up for the rest of us. Aspirin kills about 3000 people per year, but you dont see that getting banned.
Except for one time in 1995 when I WAS a knucklehead and took too much one day and experienced some heart murmurs Ive never had a problem with ephedra.My only problem is if I run out and have to take the shit thats replaced it as pre-workout.
And FYI, if you do runout, try something called SPIKE SHOOTER. Its like RedBull on steroids. I used it last week and had an awesome workout,I just dont remember much of it. That stuff turns my system on like MAD.