College students "taking medicine" led to the scam of taurine effervescent tablets

On June 12, an incident in which a male student from Shanghai International Studies University allegedly put aphrodisiacs into a female student's cup in the library attracted attention.

The boy involved has been taken away by the police for investigation. He admitted that he put half a taurine effervescent tablet in the girl's coffee cup. The effervescent tablet was purchased online. We have to wait for the final inspection results of the police to find out whether it is a taurine effervescent tablet.

However, as soon as the incident happened, taurine effervescent tablets were "quickly removed from the shelves" on many e-commerce platforms. What's the mystery behind this? What is the effect of taurine effervescent tablets? Is it an aphrodisiac? NetEase Health's "Health Concern" explains it for you!

The True Face of Taurine

Taurine is a special amino acid and one of the essential nutrients for the human body. It can be widely used in medicine, food additives and other fields.

As an oral drug, taurine is commonly available in tablets, granules, and capsules, but not in effervescent tablets. Its function is to relieve fever symptoms in the early stages of a cold. According to professionals who spoke to NetEase Health, so far, no studies have shown that taurine can improve female sexual function, and no drug has been developed on the pharmaceutical market that can promote female sexual desire.

The efficacy scam of taurine effervescent tablets

Since there is no effervescent tablet form, what is the origin of taurine effervescent tablets?

Earlier media reports said that many taurine effervescent tablets sold on e-commerce platforms were labeled "compressed candy", "solid sports drink", "health food", etc., and many contained words such as "for women only" and "fast-acting", as well as explicit product names such as "lover charm" and "love water". Currently, most taurine effervescent tablets with vulgar and pornographic content on the cover have been removed from many e-commerce platforms.

In fact, in addition to being used as a medicine, taurine can also be used as a food additive. Friends who often drink sports drinks may notice that taurine is basically added to the ingredient list of functional drinks such as Red Bull and Dongpeng Special Drink.

At this point, you may understand that taurine effervescent tablets are neither medicines nor health foods. The taurine effervescent tablets previously sold on e-commerce platforms are simply solid beverages sold under the false banner of "aphrodisiacs"!

Finally, I want to say that if the boy from Shanghai International Studies University wanted to take an aphrodisiac, then even if he was deceived by the merchant, he should not be able to escape the blame...