Hoodia Gordonii Reviewed

What is Hoodia Gordonii?

It’s just a Latin Name of a plant: Hoodia Gordonii (pronounced HOO-dee-ah)
Other Names of it are: hoodia, xhooba, Ghaap, hoodia cactus, South African desert cactus etc.

 Hoodia is a cactus-like plant. It grows primarily in the deserts of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.

In the last years, hoodia has been heavily marketed for weight loss and has become really popular because of amazing results.

There has always been a demand for diet pills, after the ban on the herb ephedra, the market was ripe for the next new diet pill.

Hoodia’s popularity stems from claims that the tribemen of the Kalahari desert relied on hoodia for thousands of years to ward off hunger and thirst during long hunting trips. They were said to have cut off the stem and eat the bitter-tasting plant.

Hoodia Gordonii can be found in clumps of green upright stems. Hoodia is actually not a cactus, It’s a succulent plant.

Active ingredient of Hoodia Gordonii is a steroidal glycoside that has been called “p57″. Only hoodia gordonii is thought to contain p57.

Where is Hoodia Gordonii Found?

Hoodia gordonii is sold in pills, powder or tea form in health food stores and on the Internet. Hoodia is also found in the popular doctor and herbalist endorsed weight loss pill ProShapeRX.

Filed under: Uncategorized on July 28th, 2007