There are many kinds of hoodia plants. Considering that only the Hoodia Gordonii species has the appetite suppressant effects – and is very rare and is protected by national conservation laws in South Africa – some companies will use any hoodia plant they can get and try to claim that it’s pure hoodia.
Indeed it may contain pure hoodia, but it’s not pure hoodia gordonii and, therefore worthless for weight loss.
Also be aware of those that claim they used the “whole Hoodia Gordonii plant.”
This is because 40% contains no active ingredient. To reduce the cost of making the product they make their products from the whole hoodia cactus plant. Its may not be considered a scam if they did say it in their advertisement, but it pays just to be aware of such things.
By contrast, some companies will produce hoodia concentrates, which is somewhat better. A concentrate can be produced by taking the Hoodia Gordonii plant and placing it into an alcohol solution. When the alcohol is removed, it removes a great deal of the fillers with it, thus leaving the active ingredient. The concentrate is then used in the product.
When you see a 10:1 on a hoodia product label, this means 10 grams of the whole hoodia plant was used to make 1 gram of what goes into the product.
Another thing you should be aware of is that some companies advertise products that contain pure Hoodia Gordonii, but it’s otherwise when you check the labels. Once more this isn’t a scam since some people prefer to use caffeine in some stimulants.
On the other hand, there are some that prefer pure hoodia gordonii with no stimulants because of some negative results.
Lastly, because a hoodia CITES certificate is needed for export of the Hoodia Gordonii plant, you should prefer vendors that display a copy of a hoodia CITES certificate on their website to increase the chances of you buying good quality Hoodia Gordonii product. But don’t depend on this since some can produce fake certificates.
Remember these facts well and you’ll increase your chances of buying pure Hoodia Gordonii products from genuine South African hoodia plants.
