Alien asked:


Can Hoodia Gordonii pills really help you lose weight ? It’s the newest catch phrase in the weight loss industry today. Everyone wants to be in on the secret, and still more are wondering about this miraculous plant. What does it do, how can it help you lose weight, and why wasn’t it heard of before? Well, some of it appears to be true, however there is more to weight loss than just taking a pill.

What is Hoodia Gordonii?

Hoodia is a succulent that looks like a cactus. It has been described as a somewhat bitter-tasting cucumber that thrives in extremely hot, dry weather and takes 5-7 years to reach maturity. Hoodia grows in the Kalahari Desert region of South Africa, as well as the countries of Botswana, Namibia and Angola. It is said that for generations the San Bushmen, tribesmen native to the regions Hoodia grows, have removed the skin and spines of Hoodia prior to consumption as a way to curb their hunger and thirst during nomadic hunting trips.

Hoodia gordonii is a cactus-like plant in Kalahari Desert of South Africa. This plant was used for centuries by San people. They used to eat this cucumber looking plant in order to suppressed their hunger when out for hunting. Due to this fact, scientists made research and tested p57 to rats and found out that those rats with p57 eat less and decreased in weight than to those who were not.

How Hoodia Gordonii Works

The active ingredient in Hoodia Gordonii is a molecule known as P57. P57 copies the effect that glucose has on your brain, telling your brain that you feel full.

The hypothalamus is the part of the human brain that controls your appetite. When you eat, glucose levels in your body rise. As your blood glucose levels increase, the hypothalamus sends a signal out to get you to slow down and stop eating. Hoodia Gordonii’s molecule P57 fools the hypothalamus into sending messages to eat less. It therefore helps prevent overeating, you eat less and lose weight.

Hoodia gordonii is truly remarkable in fighting obesity since it can reduce about 1000 calories on the 15th day if you took it daily. So it can truly fight morbid obesity. But of course, one should take hoodia gordonii properly. Use it as it is directed, never overuse it. One should follow direction in using hoodia gordonii in order to gain best results.

Here are some key points about hoodia that you need to know:

# Hoodia gordonii looks like a cactus, but it’s actually a succulent from the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. Bushmen from the area have been using hoodia for centuries to help ward off hunger during long trips in the desert.

# Key results of hoodia reported include a reduced interest in food, delay in the time after eating before hunger sets in again, feeling full more quickly, and a general feeling of well-being

# Hoodia gordonii is not a stimulant, and has no known side effects.

# Hoodia appears to be safe for most people.

Tony Jay asked:


The strange, almost ugly looking Hoodia Gordonii plant is now an endangered species and so has to be grown, harvested and distributed under strict regulatory guidelines. Authentic and genuine Hoodia Gordonii will carry certification of authenticity, a certificate of origin and the most important of all, a CITES Certificate.

A CITES certificate (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) is a permit or license given by the country of origin under a UN resolution to protect endangered species such as animals or plants (fauna and flora) from being farmed or grown and then exported for profit or gain.

The process of obtaining a CITES certificate can be quite involved and longwinded, bureaucratic and costly. It is often a process that some Hoodia Gordonii producers choose to either ignore or worse, falsify.

How To Check For Genuine Hoodia Gordonii

A majority Hoodia Gordonii suppliers will try to draw attention to the authenticity of their product by displaying a CITES certificate on the marketing material, their internet sales site or the product packaging.

Closer examination can often reveal that the product brand or manufacturer does not tally up with the organisation that has been granted the permit – if in doubt check the document.

The name and address is displayed in the top left hand corner – It should not read confidential or private. If a manufacturer is not displaying publicly – they may have something to hide.

Another document that should point toward authenticity is the Certification Of Origin – or C of O. certificate. Hoodia Gordonii is indigenous to South Africa and so the C of O documentation should be issued by the Cape Town Regional Chamber Of Commerce Of Industry and issued to the supplier or manufacturer.

In recent times the Hoodia Gordonii plant is not grown exclusively in the Republic Of South Africa. Countries such as China, Mexico and North America are permitted to farm, harvest and export. The Hoodia Gordonii products from these countries are no less or no more as authentic as their South African counterpart but are considered by many to be hybrids and not as potent and not as pure as original native South African farmed.

Pure Hoodia Gordonii is the most effective natural appetite suppressant in existence. It remains the same today as it did 1000’s of years ago when native San Tribesman of the Kalahari first discovered that parts from this unusual looking plant would allow them to go for days without the need for nourishment. Although the intention of the tribesman was not for weight loss the result was obvious without ill effect.

The San Tribesman of yesteryear did not add anything to their Hoodia Gordonii – nor did they take anything away. So why should we today.

When researching Hoodia product to use as an appetite suppressing weight loss method do not believe everything the marketeers are keen to suggest. Cheap Hoodia may not be Hoodia at all.

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