Hoodia Gordonii Cravings

Hoodia gordonii cravings...

Lots of people want to know if hoodia gordonii actually works to reduce cravings for food.

We'll discuss some of the hoodia gordonii clinical case studies that show how well hoodia works to date.

However, it's important to understand some things beforehand.

First, hoodia gordonii is extremely rare and is regulated tightly by international laws.

It was discovered thousands of years ago and has been used during that time by a primitive tribe called the Sans Bushmen.

Nowadays there are hoodia gordonii farms elsewhere in the world being started to grow supplies of this plant to meet demand, but as of this writing (early 2006) only the South African hoodia gordonii is the one that has been getting all the media attention.

In short, we don't know what effect, if any, raising the plant on hoodia gordonii farms in environments that are different than the ones South African hoodia gordonii naturally grow in would have.

For example, would hoodia gordonii plants raised in these farms be as effective for weight loss as South African hoodia gordonii? Would they contain as much of the active ingredient as those hoodia plants that grow in the wild? We don't know.

The plant is fickle, however, and there is the chance that taking it out of its native environment in an attempt to propagate it en masse on farms may change its characteristics and benefits.

Only time will tell if this fear is unfounded.

Hoodia Gordonii Clinical Case Studies

Now, let's talk about hoodia gordonii cravings...

In the year 1996, an organization in South Africa called the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR for short) studied hoodia gordonii and discovered that they it was fed to animals, it caused the animals to lose weight.

The active ingredient was isolated -- called P57 -- and the patent rights were licensed to a pharmaceutical company called Phytopharm. Phytopharm's hoodia gordonii for more info.

Also studies have shown that rats, which are notorious for consuming just about anything, significantly reduced the amount they ate when given hoodia gordonii.

In 2001, Phytopharm, which has the patent rights to the active ingredient in hoodia gordonii, conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study with morbidly obese participants. Half were given the active ingredient and the other half took placebo.

The results were incredible; the group who took P57 ended up:

• consuming an average of 1,000 less calories per day
• had a significant reduction in body fat
• experienced no discernible negative side effects

Some important things to keep in mind, however are:

• Further studies need to be carried out for both efficacy and safety
• No studies have been conducted to see if hoodia gordonii is safe for pregant women, or people with various health conditions.
• Hoodia may be potentially dangerous for diabetics. For more on why, please see our page is hoodia safe.
  
  

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