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how Khoi San people know a Hoodia gordinii plant is for hunger and thirst


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The Bushmen of the Kalahari desert, also known by the name “khoi-San”, used Hoodia gordonii for thousands of years to ward off hunger and thirst while hunting and looking for food. The active ingredient in hoodia cordonii is called p57, a steroidal glycoside, and it is this ingredient that is thought to suppress appetite.