Reports have shown that hoodia gordonii is an effective appetite suppressant
Reports have shown that hoodia gordonii is an effective appetite suppressant. Yes, hoodia gordonii is the latest craze in dieting these days.
After decades or centuries of existence in the desert, now hoodia gordonii is being popular as an effective and safe weight loss pill. But do you know what hoodia gordonii is and where it came from?
Hoodia gordonii is a plant which is mistaken as a cactus since it is a cactus-like plant, but actually it is succulent which means that they belong to the same family. Succulents are desert plants which are made up of fleshy stems and leaves. Hoodia gordonii is a bitter tasting plant with spikes in it. It is known to grow in Kalahari Desert of South Africa.
In the late 1930s, a study was conducted by a Dutch anthropologist, who observed the San people who ate the cactus-like plant by removing the skin and spikes in order to suppress their hunger and thirst especially when they are out for long hunting. The CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research), in the late 1960s conducted a study about the cactus-like plant. The study...