oodia Gordonii is a rare plant and recognized as such. Only wild harvesting is allowed of the Hoodia Gordonii plant and the only companies allowed to use it are ones that have been granted a special license. To keep things honest South Africa issues a C.I.T.I.E.S. Certificate that proves the raw material used in processing a bottle of the Hoodia Gordonii in the United States is authentic to South Africa.

The flurry of news stories, amazing first hand accounts, and outburst of infomercials ha

We live in a world that is full of natural diet supplements. Pills , drops and foods that are supposed to do a whole host of various things, from making our hair shiner, giving us whiter teeth, bigger breasts, gain weight or lose weight. One of the newest products to hit the market is one called Hoodia Gordonii.

If you haven't heard of Hoodia Gordonii your not alone. Unlike most of the natural food supplements which have been used in Asia (more specifically China) for thousands of generations Hoodia Gordonii is a South African plant that no one really knows a lot about.

The Hoodia Gordonii plant is native of the Namid Desert in Southern Africa. Hoodia Gordonii plants can be found in the area between central Namibia and southern Angolia. There are thirteen species of Hoodia Gordonii, the one currently used as a diet suppressant is called Hoodia Gordonii

Residents of South Africa have been using Hoodia Gordonii for generations as a cure for indigestion and minor infections. In 1977 it was discovered by the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research that the ingredient P57 was the ingredient that was responsible for the appetite suppressing effects the Hoodia Gordonii Gordonii plant had on people. In 1996 the diet suppressant effects of P57 were patented before the South African council for Scientific and Industrial Research handed the project over to a research company who shared it with the Michigan based Pfizer company. In 2002 Pfizer announced that the difficulties of creating a synthetic P57 were not practical and handed the project to the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Pharmacy were it fell under the supervision of associate professor Paul Hutson. Pfizer also warned of the potentially unsavory effects P57 had on livers.

Also in 2002 the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research deemed that the Sans tribes people had the right to a percentage of the profit made from harvesting Hoodia Gordonii.

Hoodia Gordonii is a rare plant and recognized as such. Only wild harvesting is allowed of the Hoodia Gordonii plant and the only companies allowed to use it are ones that have been granted a special license. To keep things honest South Africa issues a C.I.T.I.E.S. Certificate that proves the raw material used in processing a bottle of the Hoodia Gordonii in the United States is authentic to South Africa.

The flurry of news stories, amazing first hand accounts, and outburst of infomercials has

s Hoodia Gordonii is a South African plant that no one really knows a lot about.

The Hoodia Gordonii plant is native of the Namid Desert in Southern Africa. Hoodia Gordonii plants can be found in the area between central Namibia and southern Angolia. There are thirteen species of Hoodia Gordonii, the one currently used as a diet suppressant is called Hoodia Gordonii

Residents of South Africa have been using Hoodia Gordonii for generations as a cure for indigestion and minor infections. In 1977 it was discovered by the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research that the ingredient P57 was the ingredient that was responsible for the appetite suppressing effects the Hoodia Gordonii Gordonii plant had on people. In 1996 the diet suppressant effects of P57 were patented before the South African council for Scientific and Industrial Research handed the project over to a research company who shared it with the Michigan based Pfizer company. In 2002 Pfizer announced that the difficulties of creating a synthetic P57 were not practical and handed the project to the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Pharmacy were it fell under the supervision of associate professor Paul Hutson. Pfizer also warned of the potentially unsavory effects P57 had on livers.

Also in 2002 the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research deemed that the Sans tribes people had the right to a percentage of the profit made from harvesting Hoodia Gordonii.

Hoodia Gordonii is a rare plant and recognized as such. Only wild harvesting is allowed of the Hoodia Gordonii plant and the only companies allowed to use it are ones that have been granted a special license. To keep things honest South Africa issues a C.I.T.I.E.S. Certificate that proves the raw material used in processing a bottle of the Hoodia Gordonii in the United States is authentic to South Africa.

The flurry of news stories, amazing first hand accounts, and outburst of infomercials ha

In 1977 it was discovered by the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research that the ingredient P57 was the ingredient that was responsible for the appetite suppressing effects the Hoodia Gordonii Gordonii plant had on people. In 1996 the diet suppressant effects of P57 were patented before the South African council for Scientific and Industrial Research handed the project over to a research company who shared it with the Michigan based Pfizer company. In 2002 Pfizer announced that the difficulties of creating a synthetic P57 were not practical and handed the project to the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Pharmacy were it fell under the supervision of associate professor Paul Hutson. Pfizer also warned of the potentially unsavory effects P57 had on livers.

Also in 2002 the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research deemed that the Sans tribes people had the right to a percentage of the profit made from harvesting Hoodia Gordonii.

Hoodia Gordonii is a rare plant and recognized as such. Only wild harvesting is allowed of the Hoodia Gordonii plant and the only companies allowed to use it are ones that have been granted a special license. To keep things honest South Africa issues a C.I.T.I.E.S. Certificate that proves the raw material used in processing a bottle of the Hoodia Gordonii in the United States is authentic to South Africa.

The flurry of news stories, amazing first hand accounts, and outburst of infomercials ha

at the difficulties of creating a synthetic P57 were not practical and handed the project to the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Pharmacy were it fell under the supervision of associate professor Paul Hutson. Pfizer also warned of the potentially unsavory effects P57 had on livers.

Also in 2002 the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research deemed that the Sans tribes people had the right to a percentage of the profit made from harvesting Hoodia Gordonii.

Hoodia Gordonii is a rare plant and recognized as such. Only wild harvesting is allowed of the Hoodia Gordonii plant and the only companies allowed to use it are ones that have been granted a special license. To keep things honest South Africa issues a C.I.T.I.E.S. Certificate that proves the raw material used in processing a bottle of the Hoodia Gordonii in the United States is authentic to South Africa.

The flurry of news stories, amazing first hand accounts, and outburst of infomercials ha

oodia Gordonii is a rare plant and recognized as such. Only wild harvesting is allowed of the Hoodia Gordonii plant and the only companies allowed to use it are ones that have been granted a special license. To keep things honest South Africa issues a C.I.T.I.E.S. Certificate that proves the raw material used in processing a bottle of the Hoodia Gordonii in the United States is authentic to South Africa.

The flurry of news stories, amazing first hand accounts, and outburst of infomercials has caused Hoodia Gordonii to burst out into the market. So many companies have jumped on the Hoodia Gordonii band wagon that it is estimated that over fifty percent of the current companies now selling Hoodia Gordonii are not licensed to harvest the plant. These companies rely on additives and chemically reproduced P57. So far none of these synthetic products have proven overly helpful at reducing weight.