Caffeine, is a naturally produced medicine from the seeds and leaves of many plants. It is also produced unnaturally to add to certain foods. Caffeine is termed as a medicine because it arouses the central nervous system, causing enhanced alertness. Caffeine gives most people a short-term energy boost and bump up mood. Caffeine is present in tea, many soft drinks, coffee, chocolate, and pain relievers and other over-the-counter medicines. Caffeine tastes very bitter in its natural form. However, most caffeinated drinks undergo processing to cover-up the bitter taste. You may feel caffeine’s effects for up to 6 hours though it is not stored in the body.

Clary Sage Powder, also known as Salvia sclarea, is basically a biennial herb. It is a herb native throughout Europe and central and east Asia. Though, it was historically found in France, Switzerland, Italy and Syria. It reaches a height of one meter at the time of maturity. It has wooly texture leaves. The flowers on this herb appear in clusters on its stem and are often of the color pink, white or pale purple. Salvia sclarea is known to have an odor that appeals to some while at the same time are very unpleasant for the others. Majority of the salvia sclarea cultivation is done for the perfume industry in England, France and southern Russia. A lot specialty stores and scent shops sell the distilled essential oil obtained from salvia sclarea.

Evodia Rutaecarpa has been used in China by the native medicine and herbology practitioners for centuries as a weight loss agent. The Tetradium plant, as it is also known, as well as the bee bee tree, is native to Asia and the chemical associated with the weight loss effect has been isolated as evodiamine. In trials on mice it has been proven that the uptake of fat was significantly reduced by the specimen receiving the Evodia Rutaecarpa extract. While human testing was never truly conducted, the use of Evodia Rutaecarpa extracts in weight loss products seems to prove the interaction with the uncoupling protein 1, or UCP1, also named thermogenin. The stimulation of thermogenin by Evodia Rutaecarpa extract leads to energy being burned as heat, burning excess calories and consequently stored fat.

Octopamine, which is a trace amine, recently believed to be a lipotropic for fat loss. Octopamine has low oral bioavailability and is readily broken down by MAOI, as well as metabolized by the gut wall, which may mean it would not work well when taken orally, but more research is needed to prove its positive or negative effects.

Passion Flower- Passion vines, or Passiflora, are a 500 species strong genus of flowering plants that all belong to the family of Passifloraceae. While most of the plants are classified as vines, there are also some shrubs and herbaceous plants that can be found. With the exception of Europe and Africa, as well as Antarctica, these plants are found all over the rest of the world. While the passion flower is mostly known for the Maracuja, or Passiflora edulis, the passion fruit, the vines of some species in this genus are known to have properties that have been used by Native Americans for treatment of insomnia, epilepsy and hysteria, as noted with Passiflora incarnata. Many other species contain beta carboline harmala alkaloids, which function as monoamine oxidase inhibitors and are powerful antidepressants.

White Willow Bark possesses salicin that offers identical effect as aspirin and exhibits no side effects. This is the basis for aspirin synthesis. Chinese healers used it to control pain and the Native Americans also understood the value of it to get relief from headaches as well rheumatism. This also reduces fevers. The advantage of white willow bark is that it also helps in reducing weight and aids the diet goals. It is an anti-inflammatory and is analgesic, anti-rheumatic, fever reducer and gives relief from inflammatory pains such as rheumatism, carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis. White willow bark is found in Asia and Europe. Taking one or two capsules at mealtimes is recommended. However, this dosage should not be exceeded. This does not exhibit significant side effects, but the tannins present in the white willow extract may result in stomach upset and may trouble if a person is allergic to aspirin.