Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Hi Kerry I have analysed quite a few different Hoodia preparations and have found that the majority do not contain Hoodia Gordonii, in fact many contain prickly pear. There is only one Hoodia supplement on the market at the moment which I know to be genuine and unfortuneately I have left the details at work. I will post them tomorrow. Regards Whitton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Hello all, I have a patient who is interested in taking the above. As there are over 6 million! listings on the web for this product and no postings on the ukherbalist archives, I thought I would ask if any of you have had any experience with it, good, bad, indifferent. Would you recommend it to your patients? Thanks in advance, Kerry -- Kerry Hackett, MNIMH, RH Medical Herbalist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 LIz, At the moment there are many hoodia products on the market many of which do not contain hoodia. Also many of the extracts used in products that do conatin hoodia do not contain the active parts. I would be very cautious about purchasing hoodia although the real plant does work spectacularly as it contains a unique group of steroidal glycosides which act on the glucose receptors in the hypothalymus with an effect 10000 times as strong as glucose. This means that you simply do not feel hungry. I have seen cases where 5g of hoodia has suppressed appetite completely for 36 hours. Before buying hoodia first check that it is legally sold as only one brand of hoodia is actually legal under the medicines legislation and I cannot remember the name of it. Regards Whitton Managing Director Phyto-Research Ltd 30 Crafton Street West Leicester LE1 2DE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Hello Liz, Some time ago I was also asked by one of my patients about Hoodia. Having no experience, I too canvassed my collegues. Here are the responses I received: > “I would not recommend Hoodia to a client interested > in weight loss, in fact I would recommend against it. > The San bushmen traditionally used this succulent > to reduce food cravings in times of food scarcity. It > appears that it may quiet the brain’s response to a > starvation condition. The San bushmen typically are > physically fit, lean people who use Hoodia when there > is no food around. Today it is being sold as a safe, > effective remedy for unfit, overweight people facing > an abundance of tempting foods. > Moreover, most of what is sold as Hoodia is not > Hoodia at all. This plant is endangered, and would > already have been wiped out if most of the supplements > sold actually contained the right plant. Instead, > most people end up taking a supplement that contains > an unidentified plant for a non-traditional use.” After relaying these responses to my patient she elected not to take Hoodia after all. Hope this is of some help. Cheers, Kerry -- Kerry Hackett, MNIMH, RH Medical Herbalist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Hi Liz, here are some very interesting (non-commercial) links (alot of the info is regardig the growing of the plant, but some extra info as well)... http://www.hoodiainformation.com/ http://www.cactus-seeds.com/23HoodiaGordonii.htm http://www.hoodiaranch.com/ Hope they help! gursewa harrad. >Hello Liz, > >Some time ago I was also asked by one of my patients about Hoodia. >Having no experience, I too canvassed my collegues. Here are the >responses I received: > >> “I would not recommend Hoodia to a client interested >> in weight loss, in fact I would recommend against it. >> The San bushmen traditionally used this succulent >> to reduce food cravings in times of food scarcity. It >> appears that it may quiet the brain’s response to a >> starvation condition. The San bushmen typically are >> physically fit, lean people who use Hoodia when there >> is no food around. Today it is being sold as a safe, >> effective remedy for unfit, overweight people facing >> an abundance of tempting foods. >> Moreover, most of what is sold as Hoodia is not >> Hoodia at all. This plant is endangered, and would >> already have been wiped out if most of the supplements >> sold actually contained the right plant. Instead, >> most people end up taking a supplement that contains >> an unidentified plant for a non-traditional use.†> > >After relaying these responses to my patient she elected not to take >Hoodia after all. > >Hope this is of some help. > >Cheers, >Kerry > >-- >Kerry Hackett, MNIMH, RH >Medical Herbalist > > > > > > >List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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