Hoodia is known to be a cactus like plant which resembles cactus largely. But they are actually succulent. They have pale coloured flowers which are to bloom only when the plant reaches maturity which is after four to five years. The pure hoodia were used by the Sans Bushmen tribes of South Africa as a thirst and apetite suppressant while they went for long hunts. It was also used to treat indigestions and even minor infections. They are found in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa.
Nowadays the pure hoodia has a major role to play in reducing the body weight. CSIR which is the South African research institute started a study about the pure hoodia plant. It was the Phytopharm pharmaceutical company which did its first investigations on the plant to determine its present value. Various experiments were done with people administering the active ingredient of pure hoodia known as P 57. After fifteen days trial it was found that they really reduced the weight by reducing the calorie intake to about 1000-2000 per day. It has been announced about the end of the first phase of research and is said to be safe without any side effects.
Usually the pure hoodia is not marketed as aid for weight loss; on the other hand it is done as a food supplement. There are hoodia capsules marketed as pure hoodia with a registered trademark. It is known to be pure hoodia grown in farms of South Africa owned by them. Each capsule is said to contain about 400mg of pure hoodia. It is also said to consume one or two capsules per day before each meal. Pure hoodia is known to be completely pure as it does not contain any drug such as caffeine etc but as a natural dietary supplement.
While shopping for pure hoodia it is very important to understand certain things. First check out the certification as it needs the CITES certificate which is the license to export hoodia from South Africa. If such license is in the product then you can easily assure it’s genuine. Due to the limited quantity pure hoodia a lot of other fake products are available in the market. Only buy those pure hoodia which is cultivated in Africa and not from any other place. The next thing to check is the source, it should be made from the aerial part. There are other manufacturers which use inferior part which is not the original and pure hoodia. So it is upto you in getting the right one at the right time.
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