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Is there a connection between Hoodia Gordonii and solving depression? Well, let’s take a look at what we do know about Hoodia Gordonni and it uses by the primitive Kalahari Desert tribe to answer this question.

Hoodia Gordonii has a molecule called P57. This molecule acts on the brain cells of the hypothalamus and makes it think that the appetite is full. Any person consuming Hoodia Gordonii feels full after eating it and can be without food or water, till the effect wears off. It is because of this property that the San Bushmen have been using Hoodia Gordonii for thousands of years to suppress appetite. By eating this succulent, they were able to ward off hunger and thirst during their long trips across the desert. Additionally, they also value it for it medical properties and used it for problems such as hemorrhoids, hypertension, diabetes and abdominal cramps.

Beyond this they also used it to elevate their mood. This is an unexplored feature of this plant. Tom Mangold, the BBC correspondent who traveled to the Kalahari Desert to sample Hoodia Gordonii said ‘The plant is said to have a feel-good almost aphrodisiac quality, and I have to say, we felt good.’

Before the idea of using Hoodia Gordonii gets underway, it is important to understand that a lot of clinical studies need to be conducted to confirm that Hoodia Gordonii, can indeed be used to cure depression. What is being said about it as a mood elevator is just anecdotal and not based on any hard scientific evidence. If it does help to solve depression without any side effects and proves to be more effective than chemical-based anti-depressants, then you could say that it’s just a miracle from nature for mankind.