Hoodia gordonii is a plant that is being mistaken as cactus. Actually, it is succulent plant which means that they belong to the same family.
It is a cactus-like plant that can be seen in Kalahari Desert of South Africa. This plant takes about 5 to 7 years before it reaches its maturity. It has bitter like tastes and it looks like a cucumber.
This plant exists for about decades or centuries, it was used by tribesmen. The taste doesnt really matters to them, what really matter is that this plant can suppress their hunger and thirst especially if they need to go for long hunting.
Due to the fact that tribesmen used to eat this plant, scientists tested and made some research about this plant. They soon found out that this hoodia gordonii plant has an active molecule that they called p57. This molecule works by telling the brain that you are already full and satisfied even if you havent eaten yet. They came up to this results by testing it to animals, they found out that the animals who ate this plant tend to eat less and decreased weight.
So it is really proven that hoodia gordonii can make you lose weight, so to those who are in search for weight...