How Goodia Gordonii Plus Works

Hoodia gordonii (pronounced HOO-dee-ah) is also called hoodia, xhooba, khoba, Ghaap, hoodia cactus, and South African desert cactus. Hoodia gordonii is a metabolism booster, fat burner and energy enhancer. Hoodia is a cactus that's causing a stir for its ability to suppress appetite and promote weight loss. 60 Minutes, ABC, and the BBC have all done stories on hoodia.

Hoodia gordonii can be found in the semi-deserts of South Africa (Kalahari Desert), Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. Hoodia grows in clumps of green upright stems and is actually a succulent, not a cactus.

The Hoodia harvesting takes about 5 years before hoodia's pale purple flowers appear in the cactus . There are 20 types of hoodia, but only the hoodia gordonii variety is believed to contain the natural appetite suppressant used for treatment.

Hoodia was "discovered" recently, the San Bushmen of the Kalahari desert have been using it for a very long time. The San peoples have been using the Hoodia gordonii succulent for centuries to stave off hunger during their long and arduous hunting trips in the harsh South African wild. They also used hoodia for severe problems such as abdominal cramps, hemorrhoids, tuberculosis, indigestion, hypertension and diabetes.

In 1937, a Dutch anthropologist studying the San Bushmen noted that they used hoodia to suppress appetite. But it wasn't until 1963 when scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa's national laboratory, began studying hoodia. Initial results were promising -- during experiments lab animals lost weight after taking hoodia.

The South African scientists, working with a British company named Phytopharm, isolated the active ingredient in hoodia, a steroidal glycoside, which they named p57. After getting a patent in 1995, they licensed p57 to Phytopharm. Phytopharm has spent more than $20 million on hoodia research.

How does Hoodia Gordonii Plus work?
Simply put, the brain is tricked into thinking there is enough energy (blood sugar) and doesn't need to eat, so it shuts down the hunger mechanism and even thirst mechanism.

How long does Hoodia Gordonii Plus
take to work?
The consensus is that hoodia can take up to 1 to 2 weeks to kick in, however, many people notice the appetite suppressing effects within 1/2 hour of taking a dose of hoodia.

How to take Hoodia Gordonii Plus?
An hour before meals With a glass of water. Ensure adequate water intake, because hoodia will also shut off your thirst mechanism. Hoodia will shut off your Hunger.

Side effects of Hoodia Gordonii Plus?
There are no published reports of any side effects caused due to use of hoodia.