Appetite suppressants hoodia

Hoodia is the active ingredient in most of the popular appetite suppressants available today, including Hoodia 750, Ethno Africa, Miracle Bum, and Hoodia 911. Many products from TrimSpa also contain hoodia. (TrimSpa once featured Anna Nicole Smith in its ads, boasting that... 

The FDA does not approve dietary supplements. Many supplements designed to reduce appetite contain hoodia. The hoodia plant has large, fleshy colored flowers that smell like rotten meat. The stinky flowers attract flies to pollinate them. Once the spines have been removed, the stems of the plant are eaten raw or manufactured to be used as appetite suppressants. 

Wynberg, R. (2004) Rhetoric, realism and benefit-sharing use of traditional knowledge of Hoodia species in the development of an appetite suppressant. J. WorldIntell. Prop. 4, 856... 

The hoodie skin patch is a cactus-like plant that grows exclusively in South Africa. Several compounds in hoodia suppress appetite. It contains a molecule called P57 that is 10,000 times as active as glucose. It makes one feel full and stunts the appetite. Can-nabinoid CBl receptor blockade is also effective in reducing nicotine-seeking behavior, supporting the fact that tobacco and marijuana addiction are linked. 

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