What does Hoodia do for weight loss? This is one of the herbals that is more well known that other herbal supplements for weight loss. This is botanically named Hoodia gordonii, and is from a South African desert succulent that resembles a cactus.

This is one of the herbals that has a steroidal glycoside, and has been named by scientists a p57, although there has been little research done. This is like many other herbals does not have the testing done to see exactly what side effects there might be in association with taking the herbal for weight loss.

One of the reasons that it has been so promoted as a weight loss supplement is due to its long history of being used for thousands of years in the Kalahari Desert of Africa by the San Bushmen and was known for suppressing the appetite.

There is some evidence that p57, the active property in Hoodia that has shown some evidence of having unwanted effects on the liver in some studies.