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Hoodia
Hoodia is a cactus-like plant that grows in South Africa and authentic Hoodia is considered one of the rarest botanical blessings in the world. It's best known quality is that it has compounds that are known to be a successful appetite suppressant that makes it a much in demand herb in these modern times when obesity and related health problems are surfacing with a vengeance.
Medicinal value of Hoodia
A molecule called P57 is among the many compounds present in Hoodia that scientists have isolated in their quest for providing effective antidote for weight gain by suppressing hunger pangs. This molecule I Hoodia is 10,000 times as active as glucose and goes to the mid-brain, making nerve cells feel as if they are full; a trick that stunts the appetite in turn. The best part is that there are no known adverse side effects caused by the use of Hoodia.
Hoodia and health: remedies for the Fatty-boom-boom syndrome
Hoodia has gained immense popularity in the medical and glamour fraternity as a natural weight loss product in America. Health benefits from weight control and loss have resulted in its many users and promoters publicizing its benefits on CBS 60 Minutes, ABC, NBC Today, BBC, CNN, in Oprah's Magazine-winning rave reviews. For figure conscious Americans, Hoodia has come as a blessing to counter the Fatty-boom-boom syndrome affecting youngsters and the older generation alike, whatever its cause.
However, buyers needs beware of buying fake Hoodia for the real one rare, controlled and very expensive. Therefore, it is not likely that this influx of Hoodia and related products invading the market is the real thing.
Tips to ascertain authenticity of Hoodia
To purchase genuine Hoodia, keep the following tips in mind-
- The Hoodia product must be authenticated by a current verifiable Independent Lab Report, verifying its origin and quality. It must also clearly state the a Lot Number verifying that the batch tested corresponds with the Lot Number on the product label.
- Checking the Independent Lab Report, verify that you are getting a high quality Hoodia product as premium Hoodia brands will display this report; buy only if the date on the report is no older than six months.
- Avoid any products claiming to have Hoodia that is sold at cheap prices as the real South African Hoodia gordonii is very expensive, sold to manufacturers in the range of $250 to $400 per kilo.
Hoodia types and uses of the herb
Hoodia gordonii grows in clumps of green upright stems and takes about 5 years before pale purple flowers appear and can be harvested. Among the 20 types of Hoodia, only the Hoodia gordonii variety contains the natural appetite suppressant. The San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert have been eating it for a very long time, cutting off part of the Hoodia stem and eating it to ward off hunger and thirst during nomadic hunting trips. Hoodia was also used to treat severe abdominal cramps, hemorrhoids, tuberculosis, indigestion, hypertension and diabetes.