The Hoodia kind belongs to the family of Apocynacees. It forms part of the kinds which trained the family of Asclepiadacees previously. It includes/understands a dozen species.

The plants present succulent stems which can reach one meter in height. They in general form tufts of succulent and thorny cactaceous stems on which large flowers in the shape of saucers of pink color or brown-flesh develop according to species'.

They are typical plants of the desert of Namibia and one find them of central Namibia in the south of Angola in the rock plains and zones. They are today protected plants.

They are known like "Bushman' S Hat" or "Queen of the Namib". Bushmen calls these Xshoba plants.

Hoodia gordonii is known to be a natural cut-hunger.

Principal sorts:

- Hoodia alstonii: Plowes originating in Namibia and South Africa

- Hoodia currorii:
. Hoodia currorii (Hook.): subsp. currorii originating in Namibia
. Hoodia currorii (Hook.) subsp. lugardii Bruyns originating in
Bostwana, Zimbabwe and South Africa

- Hoodia dregei: originating in South Africa

- Hoodia flava: Plowes originating in Namibia and South Africa

- hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne. Namibia and South Africa

- Hoodia juttae Dinter Namibia

- Hoodia officinalis
. Hoodia officinalis: Plowes subsp. delaetiana (Dinter) Bruyns Namibia
. Hoodia officinalis: Plowes subsp. officinalis Namibia and South Africa

- Hoodial parviflora: Br Namibia

- Hoodia pedicellata: (Schinz) Plowes Namibia

- Hoodia pilifera:
. Hoodia pilifera (L.f.) Plowes subsp. annulata originating in South Africa
. Hoodia will pilifera (L.f.) Plowes subsp. pillansii originating in South Africa

- Hoodia ruschii Dinter - queen of the Namib, originating in Namibia

-Hoodia triebneri (Nel) originating in Namibia

If you wish to buy this product, you have to be very carreful. Only the Hoodia gordinii is a natural hunger-cuter. Its extract is quite expensive, the P57 molecule. Your certainly can find on internet some companies selling some pills
which contains not at all the P57 molecule. The name Hoodia is specified but those pills contains another Hoodia extract.

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