My Hoodia Diet Shop

Hoodia comes from the Apocynacea family. There are about 20 species in this family, but only Hodia Gordoni contains the active ingredient which has appetite suppressing properties. Hoodia Gordonii looks very much like a cactus, but in fact is a succulent. It has got odiferous flowers that attract flies, which pollinate them.

Hoodia Gordonii is first found in the semi-deserts of Southern Africa namely Botswana, Namibia Angola and South Africa. It has been used by the bushman of these regions to suppress the feelings of hunger and thirst in order to cope with the harsh realities of the desert life. They refer to Hoodia Gordonii as Xhoba.

In order to use the plant, they will cut off a stem of the Hoodia plant, about the length of a medium size cucumber and nibble on it for a few hours. The effect of this will be for an entire day. They also feel highly energetic after taking the plant. Tribes in the Namibia region are seen to boil the Hoodia to provide treatment for various ailments using the brew. They have used the brew to cure severe abdominal cramps, haemorrhoids, tuberculosis, indigestion, hypertension and diabetes.
Hoodia Gordonii is nature’s cure against the ailments which people have to face in modern day lifestyle. The plant which is used to make Hoodia diet product is a protected species. It can only be harvested in the wild and that too by individuals and the few companies who have been granted a license to do so.