In the past few years the name of Hoodia Gordonii has been known to the people. Hoodia Gordonii is a cactus like plant that grows in South Africa which is mainly used to suppress appetite and thirst. The San tribes or Bushmen of this region take Hoodia Gordonii when they have to go for hunting for extended period.

The theme of the bushman caught attention to the researchers and they started to consider this as a weight loss product.  Gradually it comes into the form of Hoodia Gordonii Plus, which also contains some other natural herbs in combinations as well.

Hoodia Gordonii is a juicy and bitter tasting plant. It has purple colored flowers which take nearly five years to appear. However, the active ingredient of Hoodia Gordonii plant is a steroidal glycoside that is known as P57. A journalist came to know about the magic of Hoodia Gordonii when she went to Kalahari Desert to observe the Bushmen. She tried out this herb and felt full with no appetite for the whole day.

Hoodia Gordonii works to our body in simple but tricky way. In our brain there is a specific center that is related with our appetite. The P57 of Hoodia Gordonii functions by tricking our brain that sends a message to the brain that we are full, while we are less full indeed. By having this you tend to eat less food and thus calories as well. Finally you will be able to lose weight with in a short time.

Some researchers conducted experiments on rats to prove the function of Hoodia; rats have been injected with P57 and found that they are taking less food then usual.

At present, many companies have started to enrich their weight loss pills with Hoodia extracts. It also can be found individually. There are three forms in which Hoodia Gordonii is available; powder form, liquid form and capsule form. Some well known brands for Hoodia Gordonii are – Hoodia Gordonii Plus, strictly health, hoodoba, desert burn and Hoodia Hoodia.

Usually Hoodia Gordonii do not result in any side effects. Bushmen of South Africa are using this for centuries and do not fall in any problem so far. But a drug company Pfizer has claimed that there are some side effects of this plant like affecting the liver.

However, if you want to go for Hoodia Gordonii to lose weight you need to use pure Hoodia Gordonii. Though each and every company claims about having pure Hoodia in their products but few of them are reliable. You, therefore, need to identify the real one by going through some Hoodia Gordonii reviews on the net, which will help you to achieve your desired goal of losing weight.