Hoodia gordonii first became popular in the late 1990s in the U.S. and other locations. It then grew even more prevalent as a weight loss aid after ephedrine products were banned. However, recently is not the only time it had been used. It is documented at least orally that it was used as early as [...]
In recent years hoodia usage is said to be attributed to quite a bit of hype and hoopla. Some of this is blamed on media and some of this is blamed on advertisers. The hugest criticism of all is that very little science supposedly backs up the usage of hoodia gordonii and supplements that are [...]
One thing that can help confirm the validity of claims about a new dietary supplement ingredient is media coverage. This is not always going to convince people but it does in some ways help if there is more than one source out there that claims something is true. News Coverage Various reports about hoodia gordonii [...]
There are many hoodia research complications. This could actually be for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons that hoodia research is so very challenging is because it takes quite awhile for the plant that it is harvested from to mature (about five years). According to some reports, it is the flowering portion of [...]
We have reviewed Unique Hoodia before. Now here is a basic list of pros and cons of this particular type of hoodia. Pros A healthy supply of C.I.T.E.S. certified hoodia gordonii is present in this product. Each dosage is 460mg. This is more potent of a dosage of this medication than in a large number [...]
Ancient South African Bushman tribes had for a long time used the hoodia gordonii plant to suppress appetite. In 1963, studies were conducted at the Council for Scientific Industrial Research. After this study was completed, reports were made that this plant actually helped suppress appetites in lab animals. The active component that works in this [...]
Brown University is one of the institutions that are responsible for conducting hoodia gordonii research. This is one place in which the inner workings of the P57 molecule which is present in this specific species of the gordonii genus are explained. The Science of Hoodia This plant source affects the hypothalamus gland which is responsible [...]
