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By Patricia Zelkovsky Well, its official! Hoodia Gordonii has been rated #1 among dieters and other well known personalities. It is the hottest product currently being sold on the internet today. However, the supply may not meet the demand, and there is a possibility the cactus plant from which Hoodia is derived, may soon be depleted. More about this later For more than 2 years, Hoodia became well known in the public domain. Television program such as news and talk shows pronounced it as being the new weight loss wonder! If you still have not heard of Hoodia, and do not really know what it is, lets review it once again. Hoodia is a cactus-like succulent. The Hoodia plant that has recently been associated with weight loss potential is Hoodia Gordonii, one of a large group of succulent plants called Asclepiadaceae. Grown in the Kalahari Desert in Africa, Hoodia Gordonii has been around for thousands of years. It thrives in very high temperatures, but it also takes many years to mature. Consumed mostly by the Bushmen, who live in the same region, Hoodia has been used as an appetite suppressant among the tribe. After it was discovered that Hoodia contained appetite suppressant properties, it became an instant hit here and abroad. Hoodia Gordonii has the ability to: curb your appetite almost immediately, after taking only a few milligrams; give you control over your appetite, being the most effective natural appetite suppressant ever found; will make you feel great because of its natural mood enhancer; will help you to lose weight by not over-eating; and is 100% natural with proven results that will work for you. In a society that is currently dealing with an obesity pandemic, you can certainly understand why Hoodia is flying off the shelves. Those who have trouble controlling their eating urges may have a close ally in Hoodia Gordonii. If a dose of the plant can suppress their desire to eat, then surely they will find it easier to cut back on caloric intake, right? Having explained its origin and effectiveness, lets return back to the supply and demand issue. Because this is an important weight loss find, it is important to relay the facts as we know it. Here is an excerpt from HoodiaAdvice.com: In 1996 the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa was doing a study of indigenous foods that the Bushmen ate. Part of the study was to test for toxic effects of any plants that were consumed by the Bushmen. When they came to Hoodia Gordonii, not only was it non-toxic - it helped animals lose weight. They found when they fed hoodia to animals, the animals lost weight. By 1997, the CSIR isolated the bioactive compound in Hoodia responsible for appetite suppression and obtained a patent. The patent was licensed to Phytopharm and they named the molecule - P57 (because it was the 57th product they spent money on). At first - nothing! Turns out the CSIR told Phytopharm that the tribe which discovered the Hoodia Gordonii plant had died out and therefore no royalties were due. However, as Mark Twain might say - “tales of the Bushmen’s death were greatly exaggerated”. When the Bushmen got word that Phytopharm stood to make billions of dollars off their knowledge about the hoodia gordonii plant they were not happy. Roger Chennells, a lawyer in South Africa who represents the Bushmen, was quick to apply strong legal, moral and political pressure on both the CSIR and Phytopharm. Chennells pointed out to anyone who would listen that the taking of traditional knowledge without compensation was “bio-piracy” and must be stopped. In what is seen as a landmark case, Chennells was able to convince the CSIR and Phytopharm to compensate the Bushmen. Now, any company that legally harvests hoodia gordonii from the Kalahari Desert must pay royalties back to the Bushmen. Not only is this fair and just, it also provides an excellent way to check if the hoodia you buy is legitimate. If the company that makes the hoodia is NOT paying royalties to the Bushmen, you do NOT have a legitimate hoodia gordonii product. In December 2004, it was announced that Unilever had entered a deal to market Hoodia Gordonii in its diet food product line. Therefore, rather than producing diet drugs, it looks like Phytopharm and Unilever will product diet supplements and diet foods with hoodia. The first Unilever products will not be out until 2008. Unilever is a huge company that goes through a very lengthy process before it brings any new food supplements to the market. In addition, Phytopharm is busy stockpiling Hoodia Gordonii from the Kalahari Desert so they will have enough supply to meet Unilever’s demands and this will take a few years of growing hoodia. Currently, you can buy hoodia gordonii from numerous companies that have no affiliation with Phytopharm. As long as they do not advertise P57 or state they are selling the hoodia for weight loss applications, they appear to be clear of the Phytopharm patent. We do believe Phytopharm will bring a number of lawsuits to test how wide their patent will be interpreted. So, between now and 2008 you have a wide open hoodia market. The media has created a great deal of hype about the hoodia plant, but the biggest player in the hoodia game - Phytopharm - will be on the sidelines until about 2008. For more Hoodia facts please visit: www.BestHoodiaGordonii.com. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Patricia_Zelkovsky http://EzineArticles.com/?Hoodia:-Its-Given-Us-Something-To-Talk-About!&id=406499 online purchase ultram cheap online pharmacy tramadol zyrtec buy tramadol online zyrtec online buy zyrtec prescription tramadol discriptions

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