Press Reports and Hoodia Gordonii Information

Hoodia are natives to the semi-deserts of S. Africa and Namibia. There are about 20 species in this family. The plant form a clump of short, upright stem in pale green. read more: The Hoodia Gordonii Plant

Appetite Be Gone with Hoodia Gordonii Appetite Suppressant. Hoodia Gordonii's revolutionary properties will take the multi-billion dollar diet industry by storm, after much research by South African scientists and western pharmaceutical companies have proven that Hoodia has no known side effects and no stimulants. read more: Appetite Be Gone with Hoodia Gordonii Appetite Suppressant.

The San Tribe of South Africa has for thousands of years used the Hoodia cactus as an appetite suppressant. Over the course of this period of time, the San Tribe has acted ascustodians for the preservation of the cactus. With knowledge of its traditional purpose, the National Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) developed and patented the activeingredient in the cactus, known as P57. The ingredient eventually made its way into acommercially viable appetite suppressant drug manufactured by Pfizer, which could generaterevenue in the millions. read more:Traditional Knowledge of the Hoodia Gordonii Cactus

Thanks the Hoodia Gordonii cactus from South Africa,the world of diet may live a revolution in the weeks to come. This revolution will be the work of the hoodia (hoodia gordonii), a cactus cultivated by the tribe of the "San", living 1000 km of Johannesburg. Indeed, this tribe of South Africa cultivates this "succulent" plant for its incredible virtues. A "miracle" molecule was isolated in the hoodia that acts directly on the part of the brain controlling satiety, like does glucose. But contrary to glucose, this molecule does not generate any calories! read more: Thanks the Hoodia Gordonii cactus from South Africa,the world of diet may live a revolution in the weeks to come.

Hoodia Gordonii Tea Hoodia Diet Hoodia Appetite Suppressant. Hoodia is a cactus that grows in the Kalahari desert in Africa, mostly in the arid areas of South Africa and Namibia. San Bushmen (who are one of the world's oldest and most primitive tribes, have known about the appetite suppressing abilities of this plant for countless generations. read more: Hoodia Gordonii Tea Hoodia Diet Hoodia Appetite Suppressant.

Hoodia Gordonii cactus, the new weight loss miracle? Currently there is a major breakthrough on the weight loss front as South African researchers did research on the food eaten by the San people.They discovered they did eat parts of the Hoodia cactus to suppress their appetite during hunting trips. read more: Hoodia Gordonii cactus, the new weight loss miracle?

Traditional Knowledge of the San of Southern Africa: Hoodia gordonii. The San of Southern Africa have collected and used the Hoodia gordonia succulent for centuries. WIMSA, a San-owned regional networking organisation, learnt in 2001 that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) based in Pretoria, South Africa, had identified the active ingredient of the Hoodia. read more: Traditional Knowledge of the San of Southern Africa: Hoodia gordonii.

Bushmen Knowledge Plunderof Hoodia Gordonii. The Kung bushmen, who live around the Kalahari desert in South Africa, have used the Hoodia cactus for thousands of years to stave off hunger whilst on long hunting trips. read more: Bushmen Knowledge Plunderof Hoodia Gordonii.

Drug patent: San people make claim on Hoodia Gordonii. The San people who are indigenous to Southern Africa are demanding compensation for a drug company's exploitation of their ancient knowledge. They have traditionally eaten slices of the Hoodia cactus in order to stave off hunger on long hunting trips. The plant is now being tested to provide ingredients for an anti-obesity drug by Phytopharm, a British pharmaceutical company. The product could become a best seller in developed countries. read more: Drug patent: San people make claim on Hoodia Gordonii.

Reversing Worldwide History of Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples - Hoodia Gordonii Cactus. It looks like an ordinary cactus -- thin, thorny fingers growing less than a metre tall in the reddish sands of southern Africa's Kalahari Desert -- but on Mar 24 the Hoodia Gordonii reversed a worldwide history of exploitation of indigenous peoples. read more: Reversing Worldwide History of Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples - Hoodia Gordonii Cactus.

JOHANNESBURG - Hoodia Gordonii Cactus. Southern Africa's indigenous San people signed a landmark deal with a South African lab yesterday, securing financial rights to a diet drug developed from a plant they have used for generations to suppress hunger while on long desert treks. read more: JOHANNESBURG - Hoodia Gordonii Cactus

San, CSIR agree on obesity drug made from Hoodia Gordonii Cactus. he San people and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have finally come to a royalty agreement for a potentially lucrative new obesity drug, reports Business Day. read more: San, CSIR agree on obesity drug made from Hoodia Gordonii Cactus.

South Africa - Marginalised San Win Royalties From Diet Drug Hoodia Gordonii. JOHANNESBURG - It was a simple ceremony in a remote corner of the Kalahari desert, but a landmark event for the rights of indigenous people worldwide. In an historic moment, they agreed to share the profits from developing an anti-obesity drug from a cactus the San have used for centuries to stave off hunger and thirst. read more: South Africa - Marginalised San Win Royalties From Diet Drug Hoodia Gordonii.

African Hoodia Gordonii cactus plant could tackle obesity. An African cactus used by hunters to stave off hunger, could be used to tackle obesity thanks to a British company. The Hoodia plant contains an ingredient which suppresses appetite. Cambridge-based Phytopharm has isolated the ingredient called P57 and has already tested it on healthy volunteers. read more: African Hoodia Gordonii cactus plant could tackle obesity.

South African Hoodia Gordonii the miracle obesity cure? Hoodia was discovered and used by the San tribe (one of South Africa's oldest tribes) since prehistoric times. They chewed the bitter Hoodia Gordonii twice a day to suppress hunger and thirst during long hunting trips. This plant has recently been translated into a miracle obesity cure, P57, with a market potential of US$6 billion. read more: South African Hoodia Gordonii the miracle obesity cure?

To the Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari Hoodia Gordonii cactus is also known as Xhoba. There are about 20 species in this family but cactus gordonii is the one that contains the natural appetite suppressant. The plant was first discovered in the semi-deserts of Southern Africa namely Botswana, Namibia Angola and South Africa. It produces odiferous flowers that attract flies, which pollinate them. read more: To the Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari Hoodia Gordonii cactus is also known as Xhoba.

Learn more about Hoodia Gordonii. According to the San authorities here in South Africa, they are in the process of issuing licenses to locals in the Kalahari region so that they can legally distribute Hoodia Gordonii to the Industry. They were quite surprised to hear that some companies are distributing the product and had absolutely no knowledge how and where they get Hoodia. read more: Learn more about Hoodia Gordonii.

Hoodia Gordonii The Miracle Cactus Plant. Hoodia Gordonii’s revolutionary properties will take the multi-billion dollar diet industry by storm, after much research by South African scientists and western pharmaceutical companies have proven that Hoodia has no known side effects and no stimulants. read more: Hoodia Gordonii The Miracle Cactus Plant.

Introduction to Hoodia Gordonii. The San of Southern Africa have collected and used the Hoodia gordonia succulent for centuries. WIMSA, a San-owned regional networking organisation, learnt in 2001 that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) based in Pretoria, South Africa, had identified the active ingredient of the Hoodia. read more: Introduction to Hoodia Gordonii.

Case Study: Hoodia Gordonii Cactus (South Africa). The Hoodia cactus, native to South Africa, has recently come to the fore of the debate surrounding bioprospecting and intellectual property rights. The Hoodia cactus, native to the Kalahari Desert, has been used for centuries by the hunter-gatherer San speaking tribes of the region (in the past they were commonly referred to as "Bushmen", although now this designation is recognized as being pejorative, inaccurate and outdated). read more: Case Study: Hoodia Gordonii Cactus (South Africa).

Focus on biopiracy in Africa Hoodia Gordonii Cactus. Africa stands to lose huge benefits from its biodiversity for lack of legal protection against biopiracy, concluded the Second South-South Biopiracy Summit held last week in Johannesburg during the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). read more: Focus on biopiracy in Africa Hoodia Gordonii Cactus

Celebrating the fruits of San traditional knowledge: The Hoodia Gordonii plant. The Hoodia is a good example of a plant that all generations of San have learnt about from their forebears. We San of Angola, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa know that Hoodia sap can be used to treat eye infections; that the brew of boiled Hoodia pieces can be used to treat severe stomach pain; and of course, that Hoodia suppresses hunger and helps to maintain a high energy level. read more: Celebrating the fruits of San traditional knowledge: The Hoodia Gordonii plant.

Stolen Knowledge of the Hoodia Gordonii Cactus. Hoodia is a succulent plant that grows throughout the semi-arid areas of Southern Africa. The San have traditionally used Hoodia stems to stave off hunger and thirst when on long journeys, as it acts as an appetite suppressant. Now, the active ingredient in Hoodia has been patented by a British company who say it will become a best-selling slimming drug. read more: Stolen Knowledge of the Hoodia Gordonii Cactus.

Hoodia Gordonii Natural Appetite Suppressant. Hoodia was discovered and used by the San tribe (one of South Africa's oldest tribes) since prehistoric times. They chewed the bitter Hoodia Gordonii twice a day to suppress hunger and thirst during long hunting trips. This plant has recently been translated into a miracle obesity cure, P57, with a market potential of US$6 billion. read more: Hoodia Gordonii Natural Appetite Suppressant.

The Hoodia Gordonii Discovery. A few years ago scientists researching in the Kalahari were amazed to discover the properties of the Hoodia Gordonii Cactus. The San Tribesmen have for thousands of years been munching on the cactus as an appetite suppressant. read more: The Hoodia Gordonii Discovery.

Hoodia Gordonii Press Reports

ABC News - Living Diet Drug - Hoodia Gordonii Desert Diet Ancient Tribal Remedy Could Be Next Big Drug to Fight Obesity
L O N D O N, Aug. 7 A wild plant used by generations of native Bushmen in South Africa's Kalahari Desert to help them avoid starvation in the dry, hot sands could make them millionaires if it is successfully developed into a weight-loss drug for Westerners. read more: ABC News - Living Diet Drug - Hoodia Gordonii Desert Diet Ancient Tribal Remedy Could Be Next Big Drug to Fight Obesity

BBC New Report - Sampling The Kalihari Cactus Diet. Correspondent's Tom Mangold travelled to Africa and sampled the appetite suppressing Hoodia, a plant which may make Kalahari bushmen millionaires. read more: BBC New Report - Sampling The Kalihari Cactus Diet

Cordis News Report Bush Medicine Set to Deliver Breakthrough Obesity Remedy. A cactus native to the Kalahari Desert region of southern Africa and used by indigenous San bushmen to stave off hunger during long hunting expeditions is to be developed into a remedy to fight obesity. read more: Cordis News Report Bush Medicine Set to Deliver Breakthrough Obesity Remedy.

National Geographic - Bushmen May Get Rich - Hoodia Gordonii. The drug named P57 is based on a substance scientists found in the desert plant Hoodia gordinii. The San call the cactus !khoba and have been chewing on it for thousands of years to stave off hunger and thirst during long hunting trips in their parched Kalahari desert home. read more: National Geographic - Bushmen May Get Rich - Hoodia Gordonii.

Scotsman News - The Answer to Obesity in the West. In a landmark deal, due to be signed in a matter of days, the San tribe of southern Africa are to become the first indigenous people to be awarded intellectual property rights over a drug whose medicinal properties they first recognised. They very nearly missed out on any payment at all. read more: Scotsman News - The Answer to Obesity in the West.

The Age - Magic Molecule. magine this. A pill that kills the appetite and attacks obesity, is organic, with no chemicals added, has no known side effects, and contains a miracle molecule that fools the brain into believing you are full and even stops you thinking about food. read more: The Age - Magic Molecule.

Guardian - This Plant Could Cure Obesity. It's green, prickly and sour, but this plant could cure obesity and save an ancient way of life Bushmen of the Kalahari stand to benefit from development of hoodia gordonii, which curbs appetite. read more: Guardian - This Plant Could Cure Obesity

Times Online - Bushmans Secret - The Bushmen's secret that could knock the stuffing out of Christmas. A BIOTECHNOLOGY company is threatening to use an ancient African Bushmen remedy to end an age-old Christmas tradition overeating. Phytopharm, whose usual business is to derive drugs from plants, said that it was in advanced talks with four leading food companies to develop an appetite-supressing snack. The Cambridge company hopes the result will be food that can help dieters to lose weight. The snack would be based on a rare cactus known as Hoodia, which is found in the Kalahari desert in southern Africa. read more: Times Online - Bushmans Secret - The Bushmen's secret that could knock the stuffing out of Christmas

Mvubu is an "inyanga" -- a traditional herbalist. He spent years
learning to treat illnesses using plants found in the fields and
forests surrounding his village. Visitors to this market located
underneath an urban freeway come to Mvubu for cures from the countryside.
Among them are a small but growing number of scientists, who show
up armed with notebooks and ask lots of questions. read more: Mvubu is an "inyanga" -- a traditional herbalist