Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 17:25:35
In reply to Re: adhd--sudafed: anyone use and is it racemic? » whitelab, posted by saturn on May 24, 2006, at 10:03:34
> Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I don't think sudafed or any of the stimulants are naturally occuring.
Sure. Ephedrine is named after its plant source, genus Ephedra. Cocaine is from Coca. Caffeine is from Caffe (Italian form of genus name). And so on. Pseudoephedrine is an isomer of ephedrine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoephedrine
Lar
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