Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent plant that grows in South Africa. The SAN Bushmen have chewed on Hoodia for close to 1,000 years to reduce their appetite while on long hunting trips. Hoodia is now a highly sought after plant for it ability to suppress appetite. In fact, Hoodia Gordonii is in such high demand it is considered a protected plant and can only be exported with a special permit from the government of South Africa (a CITES permit).



Hoodia is self replicating in email in boxes.

Hoodia is self replicating in tubs in South Africa.

Robby Gass, chairperson of the Cape Ethno-botanical Growers' Association, said at an International workshop in Cape Town, that Cape Nature (who issues all CITES permits) had given permits for 25 tons of dried hoodia to be exported in 2005 and 49 tons in 2006.

Hoodia is self replicating in bottles in the US.

In the end, which is scarier – my theory that a self replicating Hoodia monster exists or the Dreamers theory that people are lying, deceiving and illegally exporting Hoodia? I don't know about you, but I feel more comfortable sticking with my Hoodia monster theory. At least we know if we leave the light on at night the Hoodia monster will not be able to get us.