2024年9月5日 · The active ingredient in Hoodia is the appetite-suppressing molecule, P57, or oxypregnane steroidal glycoside P57AS3. 3 In scarce clinical studies, P57 has been researched to evaluate its potential as an anti-obesity drug.

2020年8月4日 · Hoodia, a succulent plant that grows in the Kalahari Desert, became popular for its purported appetite-reducing effects. It’s sold in tablet, tea, liquid extract, powder, and patch form to...

Hoodia is a cactus-type plant from the Kalahari Desert in Africa. People use hoodia to curb their appetite so they can lose weight. According to some claims, San bushmen in Africa eat...

2025年1月21日 · Hoodia is a cactus-like plant that grows in Africa’s Kalahari Desert. Historically, the San Bushmen are believed to have used hoodia to suppress appetite. Today, hoodia dietary supplements are promoted as appetite suppressants for weight loss.

Kalahari Bushmen have traditionally eaten hoodia stems to reduce their hunger and thirst during long hunts. Today, hoodia is marketed as an appetite suppressant for weight loss.

2008年12月11日 · In an online report on weight loss pills, published in March, the clinic's bottom line on hoodia was: "No conclusive evidence to support the claim [of appetite suppression]." What Doctors Say

The primary use of Hoodia Gordonii is as a natural appetite suppressant. Many individuals struggling with weight management turn to Hoodia Gordonii as a potential aid in reducing food cravings and controlling calorie intake.

Hoodia species are reported to have been consumed by the Khoi- San people of South Africa and Namibia as appetite and thirst suppressants during long hunting trips and when food supplies

The active compound responsible for the plant’s appetite suppressant action is a pregnane glycoside (similar in structure to a cardiac glycoside), which has been isolated and patented as P57, although it is possible that more than one compound is responsible for this action.

Today, hoodia dietary supplements are used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss. Dried extracts of stems and roots of Hoodia are used to make powders, capsules, chewable tablets and liquid preparations for making teas.