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i heard a comerical for it on Bill o’reily no spin zone…it must be good..lol
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Hoodia is a cactus-like plant. There are 13 varieties of hoodia but only the hoodia gordonii variety has the ability to suppress appetite.
Hoodia gordonii is found only in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa. It has been used for centuries by the local inhabitants, known as the San tribe, to stave off hunger during long hunting trips. They would cut off a small piece of the plant, peel it, and then eat it. Just a small piece of the plant would curb their appetite for hours.
Hoodia gordonii is very scarce because it takes a few years to grow before it can be harvested and there is such a huge demand for it. As a result, supplies have become even more scarce and the prices for it have gone through the roof. In order to protect the plant from becoming extinct, it has been classified as an endangered species and their are verty tight restrictions on the exportation of hoodia gordonii from South Africa.
You will not find raw hoodia gordonii. In other words, you cannot grow your own plant. I’ve provided a link below if you’d like to more information as to why you can’t grow your own plant. Suffice to say, the only way you can get your hands on hoodia gordonii is to get it in supplement form.
So hoodia diet pills contain the powdered form of hoodia gordonii and some products contain hoodia gordonii in liquid form. The problem is, the majority of the hoodia supplements available today are fake - meaning they contain very little, if any, hoodia gordonii. Only a few companies are offering REAL hoodia gordonii diet pills.
The idea behind hoodia diet pills is that if you don’t have a desire to eat, you’ll eat less and thus you’ll lose weight. That’s why hoodia diet pills are commonly referred to as “weight loss pills.” In reality, they are just an appetite suppressant.
If you’d like more information on hoodia, check out the website I’ve provided below.
Best of luck to you.
Travis
There’s a Hoodia page with information about the plant, its uses, key points, and vendors with free 7-day trial supplies here:
HOODIA HARD FACTS
Hoodia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Stapeliae
Genus: Hoodia
Hoodia is a genus in the plant family Apocynaceae, in the part of the family previously treated as a separate family Asclepiadaceae. They are stem succulents that can reach up to 1 m high and present exuberant flowers, often with flesh colour and strong smell. Hoodias are protected plants, typical of the Namib Desert, ranging from Central Namibia to southern Angola, especially in plains and rocky areas. Common names include “Bushman’s Hat” and “Queen of the Namib”. The indigenous Bushmen call this plant Xshoba.
Hoodias are also grown as garden plants. Species and varieties:
Hoodia gordonii
Hoodia macrantha
Hoodia officinale
Hoodia ruschii (Queen of the Namib)
Investigation of Hoodia gordonii as an appetite suppressant The medicinal use of Hoodia is long known by the indigenous populations of Southern Africa, who infrequently use these plants for treating indigestion and small infections.
United Kingdom-based Phytopharm teamed with drug giant Pfizer to isolate active ingredients and look into synthesizing the extracts for use as an appetite suppressant. Pfizer released the rights to the primary ingredient in 2002. Paul Hutson, associate professor in the University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Pharmacy, told the Wisconsin State News, “For Pfizer to release something dealing with obesity suggests to me that they felt there was no merit to its oral use” (Rath 2005).
Only one scientific study has been published, and in that clinical trial the extract was injected directly into the brain of rats (MacLean 2004). No published double-blind scientific trials have been performed on humans to investigate the safety or effectiveness of Hoodia gordonii in pill form as a nutritional supplement. Hoodia has not been evaluated or approved by regulators at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or Health Canada, so it is illegal to import it as a dietary supplement.
Since then, Slim-Fast manufacturer Unilever has been working with Phytopharm to release Hoodia-based products in 2008 after additional research.
Lack of scientific evidence or regulatory approval have not stopped dietary supplement companies from marketing Hoodia gordonii extracts with claims that it can lower blood pressure and reduce the appetite. Goen Technologies Corporation’s Trimspa unit began marketing Hoodia gordonii under the brand name X32 with celebrity spokesperon Anna Nicole Smith, even though FDA has notified Trimspa that it hasn’t demonstrated that the product is safe or effective.
The press coverage and heavy marketing by nutritional supplement companies have created such a demand for Hoodia plants that a protected status was imposed in several countries like Namibia. Many products claiming to contain hoodia do not actually contain the active ingredient alleged to suppress appetite
You can read a good article about how it works at: