Wondering what is new in the weight loss arena? If you ever thought that losing weight requires starving for months, you were mistaken. The solution to all you weight related issues has arrived, christened as Hoodia, the plant is a miraculous natural appetite suppressant. For centuries Hoodia Gordoni has been used as a natural as an appetite suppressant by native African tribesman.

Hoodia gordonii is a South African succulent that, because of its prickly green appearance, is often mistakenly referred to as a cactus. Recently scientific research has proven what the Kalahari San Bushmen have known for thousands of years.

Hoodia gordonii is a nutritious food that is extremely effective at reducing appetite. In fact, traditionally it was used as food by the San Bushmen. They used to pack hoodia for long hunting trips in the African desert regions, where food and water are scarce.

According to a recent study hoodia gordonii contains a molecule that is many times more effective than glucose at decreasing hunger pangs. In clinical studies participants that took hoodia for just two weeks showed a significant reduction in their average daily calorie intake and body fat content when compared to the placebo group.

Hoodia Gordonii grows in the high deserts of the Kalahari Desert region of South Africa where temperature reaches as high as 50 degrees Celsius. Although there are other species of Hoodia cactus plants, the Gordonii species is the only one that contains the all-natural appetite suppressant to promote weight loss and is being marketed as a diet pill supplement.

Previously the succulent was unknown to the Western world but the African tribesmen have eaten the Hoodia Cactus for hundreds of years to silence their hunger during times of famine.

Traditionally the plant was used in Africa for the treatment of disorders like hypertension, abdominal cramps, hemorrhoids, tuberculosis, indigestion, and diabetes. However, it is the ability of hoodia to reduce appetite and promote weight loss that has recently captured the attention of the Western world.

In fact, hoodia is so effective at reducing appetite that many pharmaceutical companies are presently attempting to produce synthetic forms of hoodia for use as a prescription weight loss drug.

Many species of hoodia are found in the desert regions of South Africa, but only hoodia gordonii is a proven appetite suppressant. It is this species that is currently being marketed as a diet pill supplement. Hoodia extract is available at health food stores and from online distributors in capsule, tincture, and liquid extract forms; it is also added to combination supplements marketed as appetite suppressants.

You can't get anything more wondrous than Hoodia; it is the only appetite suppressant that works naturally, providing you with the required nutritional value. The best part and the fact that has made Hoodia so popular is that it carries nil adverse effect.