Where Is Hoodia Grown?

By Jenny Presler
Copyright © 2007 - 2008

Summary: While normal wild Hoodia takes 3 to 4 years to grow and even 5 years to mature to the perfect age, South African farmers have developed a way to speed up the growth process of Hoodia to 2 years.  After this short growth period, the Hoodia is fully grown and ready for harvest.  This has become increasingly necessary because of the recent high demand for the Hoodia product.

Everyone is talking about the new miracle weight loss product that seems to come from thin air.  Well it doesn’t come from thin air.  In fact, it takes longer to grow than any other food based product in the world.  Sometimes up to 5 years just to product one natural crop.  But Hoodia can’t be grown in your back yard… why not?  We will answer those questions and more here right now…

Hoodia aka “Who De AH” has come to be known as the most powerful appetite suppressant known to man.

But how was Hoodia discovered? Where is it grown?

Hoodia has been around for thousands of years. Hoodia was originally used by the South African desert people while on long hunting trips.  They would peal the Hoodia and eat it was they hunted.  Because of the makeup of the Hoodia plant, it would eliminate their hunger, thirst and it would boost their overall moods.

When Hoodia is in its natural form and growing in the desert it looks exactly like a small cactus.  The plant is shaped like a cucumber, with protective spines just like a normal cactus.

There are two major ways to ingest the Hoodia plant and make use of its positive features and uses.  You can peal the outer layer of the plant off like a rough banana and eat its succulent center or, you can dry the plant, grind it, and put it into capsule form and use as a supplement and appetite suppressant.

Now, Hoodia grows all over the world.  It can be grown in your backyard and it will look and tastes just like the Hoodia that grows in South Africa.  The only difference is, the Hoodia that grows outside of South Africa does not have the important active ingredient that makes all the magic happen. 

But what is that magic factor that makes Hoodia grown in South Africa work?

P-57, P-57 is the special factor that makes Hoodia has all of its helpful effects: Appetite suppressant, improved mood (antidepressant), natural energy (without caffeine), treats sexual dysfunction and lowers your blood pressure.

Without P-57 the Hoodia you can grow in your own backyard will taste good, but it will be worthless as far as helping your life.

Hoodia has been around for thousands of years, and in fact… American scientists have been aware of the plant and its effects for the last 70 years.  But Americans didn’t create a demand until the product was featured nearly simultaneously on MSNBC, BBC, 60 Minutes, Oprah, ABC, The Today Show, ABC and many other smaller news outlets.