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  2. Hoodia gordonii - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, CSIR officially recognized the San tribespeople’s rights over hoodia, allowing them to take a percentage of the profits and any spin-offs resulting from the marketing of hoodia. [8] H. gordonii is protected under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meaning international trade (including ...

  3. Hoodia - Wikipedia

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    Hoodia gordonii is traditionally used by the San people (Bushmen) of the Namib desert as an appetite suppressant as part of their indigenous knowledge about survival in the harsh desert conditions. In 2006, the plant became internationally known, after a marketing campaign falsely claimed that its use as a dietary supplement was an appetite ...

  4. List of Apocynaceae of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Hoodia gibbosa Nel, accepted as Hoodia currorii (Hook.) Decne. subsp. currorii; Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne. indigenous; Hoodia husabensis Nel, accepted as Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne. Hoodia langii Oberm. & Letty, accepted as Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne. present; Hoodia lugardii N.E.Br. accepted as Hoodia ...

  5. Bioprospecting - Wikipedia

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    Hoodia gordonii, a succulent plant, originates from the Kalahari Desert of South Africa. For generations it has been known to the traditionally living San people as an appetite suppressant. In 1996 South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research began working with companies, including Unilever, to develop dietary supplements based ...

  6. San people - Wikipedia

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    Hoodia gordonii, used by the San, was patented by the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1998, for its presumed appetite suppressing quality, although, according to a 2006 review, no published scientific evidence supported hoodia as an appetite suppressant in humans. [71]

  7. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    Hoodia gordonii: Hoodia: The plant is traditionally used by Kalahari San (Bushmen) to reduce hunger and thirst. It is marketed as an appetite suppressant. [87]

  8. Category:Hoodia - Wikipedia

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    Hoodia gordonii; J. Hoodia juttae; M. ... Hoodia ruschii; T. Hoodia triebneri This page was last edited on 29 March 2013, at 11:10 (UTC). Text is available under ...

  9. P57 (glycoside) - Wikipedia

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    P57 is an oxypregnane steroidal glycoside isolated from the African cactiform Hoodia gordonii. P57 is hypothesized to be the chemical constituent from this plant mainly responsible for the putative appetite suppressant activity of Hoodia extracts. [1] [2] [3]

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