Hoodia Gordonii is the official scientific botanical name for a species of succulent plant that grows only in the semi-arid regions of the Kalarahi Desert in South Africa.  While there are over a dozen species of Hoodia plants, only one, Hoodia Gordonii has been shown to have merit with weight loss.

Attempts to farm the species Hoodia gordonii outside its normal habitat have typically been  unsuccessful.  Hoodia plants are incredibly difficult to grow, requiring a lot of care and attention to their watering, sunlight exposure, and precise seasonal temperatures. 

The plant, known for its lack of leaves and spiky appearance, has been used by the local inhabitants of the region – the San Bushmen – to keep from feeling the pangs of hunger and thirst while on long hunts in the desert. These tribesmen, who call the plant “Ghaap” or sometimes “Khobab” or “Khoi,” have been using the plant for hundreds of years to preserve their closely held tradition to return to the tribe with the entire hunt, not eating any of it along the way. Only Hoodia Gordonii can waylay these hunger pangs long enough for them to do so.

Recently discovered by scientists, Hoodia Gordonii has enormous implications as an appetite suppressant and weight loss supplement because of its chemical makeup. Having researched the plant for many years, these scientists have uncovered and pinpointed the P57 Compound, a chemical extract found only in this species of Hoodia plant that has been proven 100% safe and effective in stalling the process that signals hunger in the human body. 

Unlike other chemical and natural substances that have performed similarly in the weight loss industry, Hoodia Gordonii contains no stimulants and acts directly on the brain’s hunger receptors, ensuring the negative side effects and anxiety that result because of the use of stimulants does not occur.

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