Dieta Hoodia

The Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent (not a cactus) belonging to the Apocynaceae family.

Hoodia is also known for its other south african name Xhoba. Hoodia gordonii is just a variety of the Hoodia  genus, and is the only one that contains a natural active ingredient, P57, which has only recently been identified.

The P57 works as an appetite suppressant. Basically, the plant grows wild and naturally in the harsh conditions of the 100,000 square miles Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa and although it looks like a cactus it is categorized as a succulent.

Hoodia Gordonii is its latin botanical name. The SAN tribes people of the Kalahari desert have been eating Hoodia Gordonii cactus for centuries to reduce hunger and thirst on long hunting trips of several days/weeks duration. Both food and water remains a scarce resource in the Kalahari desert.

Commercial cultivation of the Hoodia Gordonii cactus started only a few years ago, driven by the increasing demand for weight loss products containing hoodia gordonii.

Actually, Hoodia gordonii commercial cultivation in South Africa is becoming in short supply due to the continuous growing demand for Hoodia gordonii diet pills.

Therefore, some counterfeited products are flourishing into the market, made with other hoodia varieties (not Hoodia Gordonii) coming from Mexico and China.

This appetite suppressant from the African continent is a fast rising ingredient in the industry of dietary supplements, because it works and is entirely natural.