Hoodia Medical Journal

Hoodia | NCCIH

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/hoodia

Little is known about the safety of hoodia. However, the one completed study in people raises concerns. In that study, participants taking hoodia had more side effects than …

Case report. Efficacy of Hoodia for weight loss: is there …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20831685/

Consumers are looking for treatment options and often try the natural health products that are heavily promoted as safe, fast and effective. In this case report, MH, a 57-year-old …

Hoodia Side Effects, Uses, Claims, and More - WebMD

https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/hoodia-lots-of-hoopla-little-science

Hoodia -- a succulent, not a cactus, as it's often erroneously described -- has lots of hoopla, but little science, at least little published science, as even advocates admit. Experts …

Hoodia gordonii: to eat, or not to eat - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24955559/

Abstract. Ethnopharmacological relevance: Hoodia gordonii (family Apocynaceae) has become known globally for its claimed effect of appetite suppression. …

Hoodia: Benefits, Uses, Dosage, and Side Effects

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Sympathomimetic Activity of a Hoodia gordonii Product: …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3838844/

Hoodia gordonii, a popular appetite suppressant, is widely used as an ingredient in many food supplements despite the fact that supporting scientific evidence is …

Hoodia Gordonii: Uses, Dosage & Side Effects - Drugs.com

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A 15-day, randomized clinical trial published in 2011 evaluated Hoodia gordonii purified extract (HgPE) relative to placebo. Healthy, overweight women (n=64) …

Hoodia - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/hoodia

The evidence on hoodia is mixed; a small study of 49 overweight women demonstrated no significant improvements in weight or energy intake but did show statistically higher side …

HOODIA - Uses, Side Effects, and More - WebMD

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Hoodia is a cactus-type plant from the Kalahari Desert in Africa. People use hoodia to curb their appetite so they can lose weight. According to some claims, San bushmen in Africa …

Hoodia - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/hoodia

Caralluma fimbriata has been used as an appetite suppressant and has also been used to treat diabetes, pain, fever, and inflammation. 162,163 Like Hoodia, the plant has a …