Let me clear this up- I formulated the product, and my team and I manufacture Black Cats. While your concerns are valid- I need you to understand some things. I use Calpan, Pubmed, Springerlink, and other databases in my research for formulations, plus I have had an extensive amount of course work in pharmacology, biochemistry, and A&P, along with 6 years of industry experience, both in manufacturing and formulating dietary supplements. We (at Applied) will never put out a product that is going to run the risk of producing an adverse event as a company, period. Everything that we bring to market has been extensively tested (including BP levels on Black Cats) and researched, and my partners and I have too much time and energy invested in our company to risk injuring someone with one of our products. I have too much personal pride and investment in my formulations to bring something to market that could be potentially dangerous- it is simply not how we (as a company) or I (as a person) operate.
Licorice root is safe and effective for the intended purpose (to increase the activity of the adrenal medulla) in small amounts- stimulant products work in a more effacious manner over an extended period of time with some type of adrenal support. The amount is not listed because it is a proprietary formula. The reason it isn't listed and the reason why we use proprietary blends has to do with the large amount of other companies (including several on this board) like to rip off my product concepts and component blends- and this one is going to be no different, unfortunately.....
There are hundreds of these type of products on the market- and trust me, there are some really dangerous formulations out there- but this isn't one of them.......