Before purchasing a bottle of Hoodia Gordonii pills you will want to know a little bit more on how this amazing plant works and its history. Many people are already using Hoodia Gordonii to lose weight safely and effectively, we will now take a closer look at this amazing plant called Hoodia Gordonii.
Brief Hoodia Description
| number of bottles | price per bottle | |
| 6 | - | $26.66 |
| 3 | - | $34.98 |
| 1 | - | $39.95 |
Hoodia Gordonii
Hoodia tricks your body into not feeling any hunger and has no side effects whatsoever. Each bottle contains 30 pills which is enoug for 15 days of usage.
Hoodia Gordonii 30 pills
more info…
Known to the local South African’s as xhoba, Hoodia Gordonii is a spiny, leafless, smelly plant and though it looks like a cactus, is actually not one at all. For those of you that are botanists, Hoodia Gordonii belongs to the family of plants called Asclepiadaceae or more commonly known as ‘milkweed’. It takes the Hoodia Gordonii plant anywhere from 3-5 years to fully mature and can only be harvested after the plant has matured. The bunches of Hoodia Gordonii have up to 40-50 individual branches and can weigh as much as 60-70 pounds! On the top of the Hoodia Gordonii plant grows a purple flower that locals liken the smell to rotten meat. The flowers that bloom on top of the plant usually bloom in August or September.
Hoodia Gordonii in Africa
The Hoodia genius is most commonly found in Botswana, Angola, Namibia and South Africa, the Hoodia Gordonii species can only be found in Namibia and South Africa. Some scientists have tried to harvest Hoodia Gordonii outside of South Africa in an attempt for easier access, but have had little success. One breakthrough made however, was the Chinese hoodia but the effectiveness of this plant is still questionable. It is very hard to harvest the “real” Hoodia Gordonii outside of South Africa because of the temperatures in which it lives. In the Kalahari region it is very hot during the day and very cold at night, taking Hoodia Gordonii out of this environment and trying to harvest it will prove to be very difficult. As with any type of weigh loss supplements, there are some scams related to Hoodia Gordonii, read our article on Hoodia Gordonii scams so that you can become familiar with the scams and what it real.
The Aerial Stem of Hoodia
The most important part of Hoodia and perhaps the most interesting is the aerial stem. The stem has a cucumber like body and contains the ingredient most sought after, P57, is the ingredient known to suppress appetites. When the aerial stem is cut in half, there will be a flow of juice and the stem will then be edible. The plant not only has the ability to suppress and control hunger, but it also contains antioxidants, sterol glycosides, and fiber. The San Bushman have been using this plant for its ability to suppress hunger and thirst when on hunting trips for thousands of years and have continued to pass this information to generation to generation.
Hoodia – Endangered Species
After the discovery of the Hoodia Gordonii plant many people have been bringing the plant to the west to use in weight loss supplements. Because of this, Hoodia Gordonii has been put on a on the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of wild Fauna and Flora or C.I.T.E.S. Hoodia Gordonii is very protected by Namibian and South African governments and they require a permit to export the plant from Africa and a permit to import it into most countries around the world.