Weight Loss Effects Of The Hoodia Gordonii Cactus
By Mark Dailey

Pure Hoodia Gordonii, however, has long proven its worth as an appetite suppressing agent. The indigenous San Tribesmen have been using it for a very long time for treating indigestion and minor infections.

Because they have been the first ones to use it, they were granted rights over the local supply, and given a percentage of the profits from the sales provided that the plants were sold as extracts.

Hoodia Gordonii is a protected species in South Africa, and harvest is regulated and allowed only for companies, which have been granted licenses by the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research). To address the increasing demand for Hoodia Gordinii, more of these plants were cultivated in wide areas in South Africa.

It should be known, however, that only full grown Hoodia Gordonii (7 years at least) exhibit the appetite suppressing properties. Also the active component is found in the plant’s inner stem and not on its outer skin, or its spikes.

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