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Hoodia Gordonii grows in a specific part of the world and is a rare plant. It is protected by international laws. If a Hoodia Gordonii plant has to be effective, it needs to grow for about five to seven years before it can reach the stage, at which is can be harvested. Even people living in South Africa cannot grow and harvest it, without getting a proper permit.

C.I.T.E.S is a United Nations watchdog for species of rare plants and animals. It is illegal to export Hoodia Gordonii from South Africa without getting a license and a C.I.T.E.S Certification. When you are buying a Hoodia product, you need to check if the company’s website is displaying a C.I.T.E.S certificate. This is required to protect you from scammers who use cheap fillers in the form of pulpy leaves, skin, fibrous material, and so forth to produce a product cheaply, but which contains no appetite suppressing benefits of Hoodia Gordinii.

Some companies claim that they are using ‘Pure Hoodia’ or ‘100% Hoodia’, but this cannot prove the genuinity of their product without a C.I.T.E.S certification.
When a company displays a Hoodia C.I.T.E.S. certificate, you can be sure that they are using genuine South African Hoodia Gordonii for their products. It is mandatory for a company wanting to export Hoodia to acquire this legal permit for the purposes of export to places, which have a huge demand for Hoodia such a the United States.