Hoodia Cactus Plant : 12 Fascinating Facts About the Amazing
Hoodia
Hoodia gordonii is a rare
plant that grows in the semi deserts of Botswana, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe,
and South Africa.
Hoodia
has a slow growth rate, usually taking five years before flowering; only after
it has flowered can a farmer begin to harvest hoodia.
Hoodia
grows in the world’s most inhospitable places where it scarcely rains during the
summer.
With
the right conditions, hoodia can be one of the easiest plants to grow. But it
must be grown in the desert.
Hoodia
requires no special soil, ideal PH, sterilization, insecticide, herbicide, or
fertilizer. Hoodia only needs some rain and below average soil.
Hoodia
is a “survival” plant; it can survive occasional flooding and droughts.
Most
parts of the hoodia plant--either cut or broken--can easily root.
The
older parts of hoodia have really sharp and hard spines; these spines help safeguard
the plant from the attacks of herbivorous animals.
If
for any reason the tip part of the hoodia’s stem is injured, new branches will
begin to grow from the cut stem.
Hoodia
when eaten does not leave an after taste in your mouth.
A
person or even an animal will notice a sense of well-being and more energy when
digesting real hoodia.
Hoodia
has shown people around the world to possess the ability to curb one’s appetite
by imitating the same effect that glucose has on the brain; our brain then tells
us that we are full which of course, decreases our desire to want to eat.