| The plant is commonly known among the san people | | | | glucose. The body will naturally receive the message |
| as Xhoba, and it is mainly found in the driest parts of | | | | that it's full and don't need more food. Many |
| the Kalahari Desert. There are lots of plants species | | | | European companies call it "wonder drug" and use it |
| in the Kalahari Desert with similar features, but the | | | | to tackle obesity. Hoodia is generally regarded as no |
| Hoodia plant can be identified by its uniqueness. It's 6 | | | | known side effect plant, organically grown and most |
| foot tall, prickly cactus with light green flesh and | | | | important contain a molecule that sends messages to |
| devilishly prickly thorns. For decades the San has used | | | | brain that the body is full, in other words it stops a |
| Xhoba as a filling meal during times when food was | | | | hungry person thinking of food. |
| scares. | | | | The Hoodia was found to be safe to use by |
| Hoodia has existed among African people for many | | | | everyone including children. The san people fed it to |
| years and has been used as a great slimming food. It | | | | their kids when they were hungry. Many companies in |
| was also used as a great appetite suppressant during | | | | the world have recognised the value of xhoba |
| the time when food dried out .The desert is generally | | | | extracts. Obesity is a threat to society and it is |
| a hot place and the san people are hunters and to | | | | escalating at an alarming rate. Governments around |
| find food they have to travel hundreds of miles, | | | | the globe spend millions of dollars tackling obesity |
| most of the time carrying little supply of food and | | | | each year, and this is a serious cost to many |
| water. It is during those times when Hoodia becomes | | | | economies. During the research, it was recognised |
| handy; when hunger strikes they will cut and eat a | | | | that if a harmless hunger suppressant can be added |
| small slice of Xhoba and in no time they will feel no | | | | to our diets it will save millions of dollars and prolong |
| hunger or thirst and gains more strength and | | | | lives. What is also great is that most of these |
| alertness. They can then continue their journey for | | | | companies around the world that have interest in |
| days. | | | | hooding are in constant research to develop and |
| During the research on this miracle plant, it was | | | | provide good healthy diets in our food. Every human |
| discovered that Hoodia extracts acts as appetite | | | | being deserves to consume healthy food in order to |
| suppressant on the brain by imitating the effect of | | | | have a quality life. |