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- June 9, 2008
Hoodia - The Weight Loss Plant
Hoodia or Hoodia Gordonii is a leafless spiny succulent plant with fleshy finger like stems. Hoodia is a genus in the plant family Apocynaceae, under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. This plant has some rows of thorns present along its stem, bearing flesh colored flowers. Hoodia Gordonii is a protected plant found in plains and rocky areas; it grows naturally in the harsh desert conditions of the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa. For many generations the tribes have used the Hoodia Gordonii plant to suppress appetite and thirst during long hunting trips. Although there are over 20 species in the Hoodia family, only the Hoodia Gordonii plant contains a natural appetite suppressant. Hoodia is also known as "Bushman's Hat" & "Queen of the Namib". Several species of Hoodia can also be grown as garden plants.
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