Hoodia is a genus containing thirteen species, in the flowering plant family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. They are described as “cactiform” because of their remarkable similarity to the unrelated cactus family. They can reach up to 3 feet high and have large flowers, often with a flesh like colour and strong odour.
Many Hoodia species [...]
Hoodia Gordonii is an unambitious little South African desert cactus type plant that has a big future ahead of it. A gift from the native San people who live in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa, this tiny plant the natives’ call “Xhoba” has already began impacting the world of weight loss with its extraordinary [...]
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Hoodia Gordonii for Weight Loss? Have you heard about Hoodia Gordonii? It’s marketed as an “amazing” new weight loss ingredient that will help you lose weight without feeling hungry. The many advertisements hyping the product claim that Hoodia contains a “miracle molecule called P57 that tricks the brain into thinking you’ve eaten, and makes you [...]
