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Grab a cup of coffee and join us for a detailed look at Bushmen, Hoodia pills, patents, bio-piracy greed and science (I am telling you, there is a movie in here somewhere). Seriously, we just wanted to give you a very quick overview in this article, here are the key points…

Bushmen of Southern Africa have used Hoodia pills for thousands of years to fight off hunger P-57 is the molecule in Hoodia pills responsible for reducing appetite, and was clinically tested to reduce caloric intake by over 1,000 calories a day P57 can not be synthesized in a cost effective manner and therefore is not easily made into a medication

Latin Name: Hoodia pills

Other Names: hoodia pills, xhooba, !khoba, Ghaap, hoodia pills cactus, South African desert cactus

Hoodia pills (pronounced HOO-dee-ah) is a cactus-like plant that grows primarily in the semi-deserts of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.

Much of hoodia pills's popularity stems from claims that the San Bushmen of the Kalahari desert relied on hoodia pills for thousands of years to ward off hunger and thirst during long hunting trips. They were said to have cut off the stem and eat the bitter-tasting plant.

Hoodia pills grows in clumps of green upright stems. Although it is often called a cactus because it resembles one, hoodia pills is actually a succulent plant.

It takes about five years before hoodia pills 's pale purple flowers appear and the plant can be harvested.