As you have probably read the rest of my articles that I’ve written about Hoodia you must already know that I whole heartedly support only ground-up pure Hoodia stem in any preparation of Hoodia. There are other preparations like taking the extracts or even trying to use fresh Hoodia but none of them have had particular success and are more often much more expensive.

To prepare Pure Hoodia is very easy and really is rather fool-proof. The Hoodia Gordonii plant is first harvested then the stem is removed from the plant. The stem is the part of the Hoodia plant which has the beneficial P57 active ingredient. After that the stem is put into a grinder to grind it into small pieces. It is then dried (preferably under the sun) for couple of days. Although stupidly simple, this is probably the best way to prepare Hoodia for consumption

The reason that I prefer Pure Hoodia compared to any other preparation method is that weight for weight, dried-up Pure Hoodia has been proven to contain the highest amount of P57 content compared to any other preparation method. If you look at it from a cost benefit way, you get the most bang for your buck. Other preparation methods are much more complicated and as such will cost a lot more if you want the same level of effectiveness.

Another less common preparation type is to actually extract the P57 active ingredient from the Hoodia and form a sort of concentrate. This method has indeed been done however the downside is that it costs far too much to be commercially viable. As a result most real Hoodia extracts cost considerably more than just Pure Hoodia prepared in the method I described before.

A warning for those who are interested in trying other types of Hoodia preparation. There are many scams around the internet and even “As Seen on TV” ads around that sell either the wrong type of Hoodia or sell combinations of Hoodia which simple doesn’t have or has limited appetite suppressant qualities. Since Pure Hoodia is the cheapest (and most effective) way of producing Hoodia, there are fewer chances of scams since there isn’t a huge pressure to drive the sell price down to consumer acceptable levels.

All and all, I would recommend that you stick to Pure Hoodia, plainly because it’s cheaper, its more effective and is also widely available nowadays.