Hoodia- An introduction to the world

What is Hoodia? Where is it found? What is its biological value? How is it effective as antiobesily medicine in the obese? These are the medicine today. The answer to these questions can be found in this article.

Hoodia is a succulent plant that looks like a cactus plant. Hoodia is a class of 13 groups in the flowering plant category Apocynacae, under the subfamily name of Aclepiadoideae.

Hoodia has stalks that look like spiky pickles. Hoodia grows up to 1 meter tall with large strong smelling flowers. It takes about 6 years for Hoodia plant to grow and mature for harvest. Hoodia plant is seen in the great Kalahari Desert of South Africa. It is also located in the semi deserts of Angola, Namibia and Botswana.

Hoodia plant possesses the remarkable property of appetite suppression which helped the tribal people of South Africa to suppress their hunger while going for hunting in the Kalahari Desert.
Phytopharm, a pharmaceutical company in 1995 isolated P-57, the appetite suppressing element from Hoodia Gardonii, a species of Hoodia plant. Now Unilever has joined hands with phytopharm in manufacturing this Hoodia diet product.

P57 isolated from Hoodia plant increases the level of sugar in the blood which is taken by the brain as fullness of stomach. This takes place with a thunder speed which is 1, 00,000 times faster than the signaling of natural sugar. Since brain recognized this as fullness of the stomach, you will not feel the urge for food.

Hoodia is unavailable as Hoodia diet pills, capsules and health drinks. Pills and capsule of Hoodia come in the volume of 1200mg. The usual dosage is one pill capsule one daily. The pill (or) capsule should be taken one hour before breakfast on empty stomach.

Hoodia does not contain harmful constituents like caffeine and ephedrine. So it is free of side effects. Hence it is a non-prescription drug. However a doctor must be consulted before its use. Pregnant ladies, lactating mothers, infants, persons with normal weight and lean persons should not use this Hoodia product. Hoodia decreases body weight in the obese people by its property of appetite suppression and protects million of obese people throughout the world from coronary heart disease, depression, gallstones and so on.

Hoodia is easily available through online order. Buy Hoodia through an online order and get it as a cheaper rate at your door steps.

Sugavanash is a specialist doctor for health care, weight loss and obesity. He writes informative articles for hoodia weight loss subject. For more information on hoodia visit Hoodia hoodia gordonii Weight loss