That link's contents are a slippery slope, mis-informed, riduculously assinine highly opinionated statement. Whoever wrote it probably is smoking crack.
The best line was "controlled by pharmacies.........." What a joke....hey, oxycotton is controlled by pharmacies too, so is vicodine and other narcotics.........that's why you CAN'T believe everything you read.......
Funny thing is that my ephedrine hcl is regulated as an OTC drug. I've never been a fan of the ephedra products and it's no great loss as they are "dirty compounds" containing several stimulant alkaloids.
problem with debating "herbal" supps... there is an inconsistent amount of a non-measured product within the herb that is responsible for the action... it is for this reason that I prefer rX drugs to herbal healing. Accurate dosing, much more control over intake of the effective ingredient.