subject: 3 Ingredients To Look For In Herbal Diet Pills [print this page] Okay, this sounds like some French fancy ingredient. It's actually a metabolism booster and helps reduce hunger pangs. It's derived from leaves from a plant that grows in the tropical rain forests of Brazil. It has diuretic properties and is also an appetite suppressant. It also reduces cellulite and fatty deposits. It works like Ephedra, but doesn't have any of the harmful side effects. So if you're looking for herbal diet pills, make sure they have natural ingredients that don't produce harmful side effects.