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By Tom Mangold BBC Two's Correspondent

A molecule in the cactus makes you feel full

Think of it: A natural capsule which is responsible for eradicating the obesity and hunger. The capsule has no unwanted effects. The Hoodia bears no side effects and it has a particle that will fool your brain and make you believe you are full. There is a repulsive cactus known as Hoodia in the deep of African Kalahari desert which blossoms in extreme temperature and takes time period of years to attain its maturity.

The San Bushmen is the world’s oldest tribe of southern Africa and for thousand of years had continued eating the Hoodia. This tribe had to travel long distances for hunting and the Hoodia really helped them in ruling out the hunger factor. During the examination of the South African scientists they found that the Hoodia contains a prehistoric particle that has been christened P 57. Phytopharm is a bio-pharmaceutical companay of Cambridgeshire, England which received the license and in return sold the marketing and expansion rights to Pfizer Corporation.

Fortune Cactus
You feel full and the reason for that is particle in the cactus. I get to meet many families of San Bushmen tribe during my travel to the Kalahari. The tribe of Sand Bushmen is still unknown that they are leading their lives on the top of a goldmine and they are a very depressing, always relocated, and deprived tribe. With the royalties agreed by their South African lawyer Mr. Roger, in the case where the Hoodia works 100,000 San strung those who are leading their lives at the border of Kalahari will become millionaires. They will be in need of help to safeguard the money.

Lately majority of the tribe members are alcoholic, they don’t have any money and are not aware of how to handle the money, and they smoke marijuana. The truth is that no one knows the importance of the element and for their counterparts in the modern world.

Blood Sugar
With the details from British Heart Foundation twenty one percent of women and seventeen percent of men are fat. And thirty two percent of women and forty six percent of men are overweight. The importance of the medicine marketing has its own importance and needs no introduction. The functioning of P.57 was made cleared by Dr. Richard of Phytopharm. Hypothalamus is a part of your brain in that mid-brain there are certain nerve cells that can sense glucose sugar.

It is because of the food when you eat the level of blood sugar increases. These cells then start firing and you are full. There is an element in the Hoodia that is ten thousand times active as the glucose. It reaches the mid-brain and in real senses it makes the nerve cells fir like you are full. But in reality there is no intake of food and it don’t seem like you want to have it.

Clinical Examination
For the Hoodia Mr. Richard arranged the first animal tests. The test was performed on rats, those are known to eat probably anything they also stopped eating. At the time of clinical test an unhealthy group of obese people were placed in the phase one division which is just like a prison. Those who volunteered were only supposed to watch television, reading newspapers, and eating.

The half volunteers were given Hoodia and other half was given Placebo (an inactive pill with no treatment value). The intake of the calories recorded a downfall of 1000 a day those who were given Hoodia. It was a spectacular achievement.

The cactus experiment
We drove in the desert looking for cactus towards four hours north of Capetown. After reaching there we found an ugly looking plant which grows about ten tentacles and bears a size of a long cucumber. There are sharp pointed projections on each tentacle and requires a cautious peeling procedure. From the inside it is a fleshy plant and has an unlikable taste.

I had a banana and at about 1800 hours as well as the cameraman. After that we started our journey returning back to Capetown. The plant bears a quality of arousing and gives a soothing feeling and we felt good. The brain kept on telling us that we were full. It was an impressive trick. The dinner hour passed away very quickly. We didn’t have food and reached the hotel and went to bed at midnight. Next day we were not interested in eating breakfast and we didn’t had it. We didn’t felt need to have lunch but anyways we had but didn’t enjoyed it. First of all it was partially and then we felt full appetite after a time gap of twenty four hours.                                                                                                                                            

The San will finally throw off thousands of years of oppression, poverty, social isolation and discrimination Roger Chennells, lawyer

Mr. Roger is overjoyed:
The San Bushmen will at last throw off its years of separation, deficiency, prejudice, and domination. He was of the view that trust funds will be made and the Hoodia community will be a part of South Africa’s middle classes in our lifetime. I have a imagination that in New York and London there will be Hoodia cafes, salads will be provided with the Hoodia which would be cut like a cucumber on the salad.

What is required is an extra flavoring that will fight for its unlikable taste and that is possible only if it does not possess any undesired effects. The clinical tests will still be continue for more years to come and unluckily those who are overweight the Hoodia will not be present at that time. If you are thinking of traveling to Kalahari and having the cactus then it is against the law to export the cactus. It is better to stay cautious of the websites those are offering Hoodia pills from United States of America as we have performed all required experiments on the top most brands and found not a single element of the Hoodia in those pills.

So it is better to have patience as you can expect help anytime.
 

BBC Two's Correspondent was broadcast on Sunday, 1 June, 2003 at 1915 BST.