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You have most likely heard the buzz about “Hoodia cactus plant extract”. It has now been broadcasted by a number of major media outlets. For instance, the BBC, “The Today Show, CBS and many more have reported on this extraordinary plant extract.

This media attention has made the line of Hoodia Gordonii items rise to the top of today’s dietary supplement market.

There are some things to keep in mind before choosing a Hoodia product. There are various types of Hoodia plants, but only Hoodia Gordonii has the astounding ‘appetite suppressing’ quality.

The ‘Sans Bushmen’ have been reaping the benefits of Hoodia for hundreds of years. During the 1990s, the C.S.I.R., the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, led a study centered on which plants the ‘Sans Bushmen’ ate regularly.

The purpose of this study was to see that foods they were taking that protected the toxic compounds. They found that Hoodia Gordonii was not only non-toxic, but also helped suppress the appetitive of the animals tested.

Through these clinical trials, the C.S.I.R. managed to extract the active ingredient that was capable of inhibiting appetite, and it was named ‘P57,’ or the ‘Hoodia Cactus Extract.’ The British pharmaceutical company Phytopharm subsequently obtained the rights to ‘P57.’

Now, you may wonder why there are such a variety of Hoodia products available on the market if the rights of ‘P57′ were sold to Phytopharm. To find the answer, we must look to the patent laws. Phytopharm is the only entity that is permitted to extract ‘P57′ from Hoodia Gordonii and utilize it in their products. But the whole Hoodia Gordonii plant itself is not something that can be patented. Therefore, other companies may legally make and sell supplements using the Hoodia Gordonii plant.

For consumers who may be considering trying Hoodia, it is vital to make sure that you are purchasing a product that contains genuine South African Hoodia Gordonii.

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