Hoodia

Hoodia is an african plant that looks like a cactus. It is a conflict in itself that can fill 1000 pages. Is it dangerous? Does it help? It all depends on where you look for information.

Like most herbs, there are healthy forms of hoodia which work, and extracts, compounds and mixtures that don't. This is one of those products that no one researches, but everyone has an oppinion on. Hoodia is an appetite suppresent. The problem is wether the diet pills contain legally exported hoodia (or poached product).

What most of the urban legends do not take into context is the fact that the Sans tribes of Africa have been eating Hoodia for centuries. It is as much a part of their diet as celery is in our diets.