Cloud 9 ingredients include a compound of powdered caffeine and ephedrine sulfate. It is not a raw herbal product or grown organically like Herbal Ecstasy. Temple of Ecstasy and Tantric distribute the products. Because of the bad hype that Ephedra has received, GWMC came out with an Ephedra-free version of their Herbal Ecstasy, called Ecstasy2. Expectations can trigger moods by releasing neurotransmitters in the brain, just as happens when someone takes a drug.
Many people indicate that herbal drugs have little impact.
Nothing really happened to me when I tried it. You're much more aware and focused on that herbal stuff. It's milder but more controlled. And like 'E', you feel sensations intensified which can be a real turn-on. Dr. Tim Yutian Li of Herbacure in Tarzana, California, is a board-certified Acupuncturist and Herbalist who uses Ephedra and other herbal drugs to help cure patients with physical ailments such as bronchitis.