2020年8月4日 · Hoodia gordonii is a spiny succulent plant that grows in the Kalahari Desert throughout Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia (2). It has fleshy stems that are covered with small...

2024年9月5日 · Hoodia gordonii is a cactus-like succulent plant, native to the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. 1 Due to over harvest and slow growth, Hoodia is now considered an endangered species. Hoodia grows in clumps of upright stems with tan flowers and thorns, and a strong, unpleasant odor.

Hoodia gordonii, also known as Bushman’s hat, is a leafless spiny succulent plant supposed to have therapeutic properties in folk medicine. It grows naturally in Botswana, South Africa and Namibia.

Another chemical in hoodia called gordonoside F is thought to decrease feelings of hunger by increasing the production of insulin. One chemical in hoodia called P57 is thought to decrease...

2008年12月11日 · For eons, the bush people have nibbled a native succulent plant called Hoodia gordonii -- and stayed slim. No fretting (apparently) about fitting into "skinny jeans" or advancing a belt notch....

2020年2月19日 · Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent, fleshy cactus-like plant of the Asclepiad family. Hoodia Gordonii is a gift from nature that promotes weight loss and suppresses hunger.

Hoodia Gordonii powder is a natural supplement derived from the Hoodia Gordonii plant, a succulent native to the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. This unique plant has gained popularity in recent years due to its potential appetite-suppressing effects.

It has been called one of the ''wonder plants'' of the twenty first century, widely used as an appetite suppressant in slimming pill. It produces large disk shaped flowers, with a very unpleasant smell. Origin and Habitat: It grows naturally in a very wide area of the Kalahari desert in South Africa and Namibia.

2024年3月22日 · H. gordonii is a rare, succulent plant found in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa. The leafless, swollen, spiny stem is similar to that of a columnar cactus and is topped by showy, saucer-shaped flowers. The flowers emit a carrion-like …

Botanical Name: Hoodia gordonii. Other Common Names: Bushman's Hat, queen of the Namib, hoodia, xhooba, !khoba, Ghaap, hoodia cactus. Habitat: Hoodia gordonii grows primarily in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa and also in Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.