Hoodia pilifera Seeds - Indigenous South African Succulents

In its native country of South Africa Hoodia is referred to by the indigenous people Khoi-San herders as “ghaap”, “guaap”, “or ngaap” were they use it as a convenient emergency food and moisture source in harsh arid environments.

Hoodia pilifera has an insipid, yet cool and watery taste. The plant is edible in its raw state or preserved in sugar. The young seed pods are liked for their sweetnees. Similarly to Hoodia gordoni and several other succulents known as carrion flowers or stapeliads this species can be used as an appetite and thirst suppressant. A small piece of the stem is peeled to remove the thorns and is eaten fresh. The optimal dose is not yet known.

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