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 The historical use of
Hoodia
Gordonii is
expressed well by a spokesman for the San Bushmen when he said, “I learned
to how to eat it from my forefathers. It is my food, my water and also a
medicine for me. We San use the plant during hunting to fight off the pain
of hunger and thirst.”
Hoodia has been very useful to these Bushman to survive in a
harsh, dry environment and is safe to use as shown by the San people’s
multi-generational use of it.
And for
generations, only the San people knew of Hoodia Gordonii's remarkable
properties. However, in the 1930s, a Dutch anthropologist went
to study these desert people and became aware of the Hoodia
plant. He was immediately impressed and wrote about the plant in
his observations of the San people. Still, it would take decades
before any serious interest would be taken in Hoodia Gordonii as a weight control
supplement.
It was not
until the beginning of the obesity epidemic in the 1960s that
African governments began to research Hoodia in earnest as an
appetite supressant. Scientists identified what they believe to
be the active molecule in Hoodia and patented the molecule. The
recent history of Hoodia scientific research starts with the
finding of this molecule. Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) licensed a British pharmaceutical company to
continue investigation of Hoodia safety and effectiveness.
Phytopharm sublicensed the rights to Pfizer, who returned the
rights after closing their branch which dealt with plants and
naturally occurring substances. Pfizer stated that they believed
another company would be better equipped to continue research
into Hoodia safety and effectiveness. The history of Hoodia and
scientific study, for now, ends here. Since
the 60s, rates of obesity throughout the world have skyrocketed
to the point where, today, 60% of adult Americans are overweight
and over 20% are obese. Since the 60s, many diet pills have come
onto the market. Most of these pills contained stimulant drugs
which carried serious health risks of their own, plus were often
addictive. Some supplements, such as ephedra, had people risking
heart attacks and death simply to lose weight. For generations,
the San Bushmen have eaten Hoodia to control both hunger and
thirst as they roam the Kalahari desert. They would consume the
raw plant over long desert journeys, allowing them to eat and
drink almost nothing for long periods of time and not feel
hungry or thirsty. There was no question about Hoodia's safety.
They have suffered no ill effects from consuming this plant. It
has also been used by the San to treat abdominal cramps,
indigestion, hypertension and diabetes.
[ More info about San Bushmen ]
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