diff --git a/documentation/source/users/rmg/database/introduction.rst b/documentation/source/users/rmg/database/introduction.rst
index 11ac0a4519..8aa68a8eee 100644
--- a/documentation/source/users/rmg/database/introduction.rst
+++ b/documentation/source/users/rmg/database/introduction.rst
@@ -296,10 +296,12 @@ alongside normal group entries. The starred atoms in the forbidden group
 ban the specified reaction recipe from occurring in matched products and reactants.
 
 In addition for forbidding groups, there is the option of forbidding specific
-molecules or species. Forbidding a molecule will prevent that exact structure
-from being generated, while forbidding a species will prevent any of its resonance
-structures from being generated. To specify a forbidden molecule or species, simply
-replace the ``group`` keyword with ``molecule`` or ``species``: ::
+molecules or species in ``RMG-database/input/forbiddenStructures.py``. 
+Forbidding a molecule will prevent that exact structure from being generated, 
+while forbidding a species will prevent any of its resonance structures from being
+generated. Note that specific molecules or species can only be forbidden globally
+and should not be specified in the groups.py file. To specify a forbidden molecule
+or species, simply replace the ``group`` keyword with ``molecule`` or ``species``: ::
 
     # This forbids a molecule
     forbidden(
@@ -347,4 +349,4 @@ text shows the syntax in groups.py and a schematic is given underneath.
 Individual groups only describe part of the reaction. To describe an entire reaction
 we need one group from each tree, which we call **node templates** or simply templates. 
 (C_pri, O_pri_rad), (H2, O_sec_rad), and (X_H, Y_rad) are all valid examples of templates. 
-Templates can be filled in with kinetic parameters from the training set or rules.
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+Templates can be filled in with kinetic parameters from the training set or rules.