Hoodia Gordonii
Deep in the Kalahari Desert, the cactus-like Hoodia Gordonii plant grows just like any of the other thousand different species of cacti form in the area. By it's appearance alone it would seem there is nothing unique about it, let alone the spectacular secret known only to the indigenous people's of South Africa prior to the late twentieth century.
The secret, of course, is the natural appetite suppressing capabilities that this little miracle plant possess. Though the Western world has only known of Hoodia Gordonii's hunger fighting abilities for less than fifty years, the Hoodia plant – specifically the Gordonii species of it, has been used for several thousand years by the South African locals.
Hoodia Gordonii's Origin
Originally used by the hunter gatherer natives, the Hoodia Gordonii plant was consumed by hunting parties to reduce their need for food and water while out on long expeditions. By reducing their need to stop for food and water they were able to ultimately spend more time acquiring sustenance for their whole tribe.
Hoodia Gordonii's ability to suppress appetites was discovered roughly thirty years ago when the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa on the local Bushmen's diets. When questioned about why they consumed Hoodia Gordonii the locals inadvertently sparked one of the most phenomenal dieting discoveries in the last fifty years.
After much study and research on it's toxicity the Council determined that the Hoodia Gordonii cactus was safe to consume and had no known side effects. They also determined that when administering the Hoodia Gordonii active molecular ingredient to their test subjects, their desire to eat and drink was indeed reduced significantly.
The Hoodia Gordonii Race
By the late 1990's the abilities of the Hoodia Gordonii molecule, P57, was gaining much interest from pharmaceutical companies who saw it as a powerful addition to any product line – the race to synthesize and extract the P57 molecule for mass distribution was on!
As with many natural supplements that mankind tries to synthesize, Hoodia Gordonii put up a fight and proved to be too complicated to duplicate in a laboratory. Unable to create a bulk amount of this potent dietary supplement with no known side effects, scientists gave up on Hoodia Gordonii – deeming it unprofitable to pursue.
Instead of providing a less profitable alternative for weight loss, many companies moved on to what many believe are less effective lab-produced drugs which have known side effects but can be produced cheaply and in bulk.
Their scientific failures to replicate such a perfect natural appetite suppressant led to the eventual “protected species” status of the Hoodia Gordonii plant, as the only way to benefit from it's hunger reducing traits was to harvest naturally growing Hoodia plants.
Hoodia Gordonii from Hoodiburn
So where is the Hoodia Gordonii plant now? As it still remains on the “protected species” list, implemented by the South African government, only selected retailers have the proper documentation and licensing required to export the natural Hoodia Gordonii plant into the United States for resale.
Luckily for you, Hoodiburn has all the required licensing and documentation to obtain real Hoodia Gordonii – which means we can provide only the highest quality pure, natural Hoodia Gordonii extracts in all of our hoodia products!
