Genuine Hoodia

Genuine Hoodia

Certification, Origin And Ingredients

The Hoodia Gordonii plant is now an endangered species and so has to be grown, harvested and distributed under strict guidelines. Legitimate or genuine Hoodia Gordonii will carry certification of authenticity, a certificate of origin and most importantly a C.I.T.E.S Certificate.

A CITES certificate is a permit or license issued by the country of origin under a UN resolution to protect endangered species such as animals or plants from being reared or grown and then exported illegaly for profit or gain.

The acronym CITES (or C.I.T.E.S) stands for Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora. The application process involved can be long, bureaucratic and costly. It is often a process that some Hoodia Gordonii manufacturers choose to either ignore or worse, falsify.

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How To Check The Legitimacy Of A CITES Certificate

Most Hoodia suppliers will try to draw attention to the authenticity and legality of their product by displaying a certificate on the marketing material, their website or the product packaging. Closer inspection can sometimes reveal that the product brand or manufacturer does not match the organisation that has been granted the permit – if in doubt check the document. The name and address is dislayed in the top left hand corner – It should not read “confidential” or “private.” If a manufacturer is not displaying publicly – they have something to hide.

Certification Of Origin

Another document of importance is the Certification Of Origin – or C of O. Hoodia Gordonii originates from Southern Africa and so the C of O documentation should be issued by the Cape Town Regional Chamber Of Commerce Of Industry and issued to the supplier or manufacturer.

In recent times the Hoodia Gordonii plant is not grown exclusively in the Republic Of South Africa. Countries such as China, Mexico and the USA are permited to grow, harvest and export. The Hoodia products from these countries are no less or no more as authentic as their South African counterpart but are considered by many to be hybrids and not as potent and not as pure as original native sourced.

Hoodia Gordonii Ingredients

Pure Hoodia Gordonii is the most effective natural appetite suppressant on the planet. It remains the same today as it did thousands of years ago when native San Tribesman first discovered that elements from this unusual looking plant would enable them to go for days without the need for nourishment. Although the intention of the tribesman was not for weight loss the result was obvious – and to no ill effect.

The San Tribesman of yesteryear did not add anything to their Hoodia Gordonii – nor did they take anything away. So why should we today.

Pure, genuine Hoodia Gordonii should contain only the one ingredient – Pure Hoodia Gordonii powder. It should not contain Magnesium Stearate, rice flour or croscarmellose sodium. If you are thinking of buying a Hoodia product with the aforementioned ingredients you are not buying pure Hoodia.

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