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Jackal
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I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic)
#1752563 - 07/27/03 07:44 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Been looking for one of these for a while. This little cactus is at the centre of a huge Bio-Piracy row. One which will make a small African tribe millionaires.
Apparently, its a very powerful appetite suppressant, you can understand why the large corporate chemical companies are so interested.
Theres loads of info on the net relating to the Hoodia.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Jackal]
#1752593 - 07/27/03 08:14 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Interesting did you get that on Ebay? I saw some on there for 50 bucks...seemed a little steep Care to divulge your source?
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Jackal
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: eddyadak]
#1752602 - 07/27/03 08:26 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Down to luck, Searching the local garden centres for Trichs and found it. It stood out on its own - they only had the one. Cost less than $3.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Jackal]
#1752640 - 07/27/03 09:12 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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you going on a diet??? my wife could use some of that....
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: eddyadak]
#1753243 - 07/27/03 02:41 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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eddyadak said: you going on a diet??? my wife could use some of that....
"Sweetheart, I got you a cactus that stops you from being hungry! You can finally lose some fat!"
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Meph]
#1754306 - 07/27/03 10:26 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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wow! impressive look! congrats!
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: felixhigh]
#1757618 - 07/28/03 09:13 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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This cactus will recieve a lot of popularity soon, I'll bet. Especially in America, where obesity is so friggin common.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: govna]
#1760414 - 07/29/03 05:39 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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its a Beautiful cacti btw, looks like all your hard work paid off. have you tried it yourself? is there a special way you prepare it? im curious
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: govna]
#1761132 - 07/29/03 09:16 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think Pfizer is looking into Hoodia
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Jackal]
#1761398 - 07/29/03 10:45 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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That is truely a beautiful looking cactus!
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Jackal
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: shroominsmurf]
#1761942 - 07/30/03 03:48 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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shroominsmurf said: its a Beautiful cacti btw, looks like all your hard work paid off. have you tried it yourself? is there a special way you prepare it? im curious
Don't get me wrong - I don't need to lose weight, just curious as to how effective it is. I am seriously contemplating trying it.
I watched a documentary about it, and the bushmen broke off about 4 inches (3/4 inch diameter), removed the spines and just ate it.
They reckoned they didn't feel the need to eat for about 36hrs. They used it primarily when they were on long hunts for proper food.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Jackal]
#1762630 - 07/30/03 12:14 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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It's a beautiful plant. I believe the bl**dy drug companies are presently trying to synthesise the active ingredient within the plant as we speak. I saw one in bloom a couple of years ago at a cactus nursery. The flowers smell very unpleasant. However, it is a succulent and not a cactus and belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family. It is native to South Africa. I hope the tribe get their dosh.............
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: chrisesq]
#1762961 - 07/30/03 02:01 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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is the cactus sacred? a company has patented banisteriopsis caapi once but the patent was withdrawn because the south american indians have protested severely and gone mad when they knew about the patent shit...
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: felixhigh]
#1763140 - 07/30/03 03:10 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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felixhigh said: is the cactus sacred? a company has patented banisteriopsis caapi once but the patent was withdrawn because the south american indians have protested severely and gone mad when they knew about the patent shit...
Sounds like crap anyway, from a legal standpoint. After all, Mother Nature has the Prior Art thing going. Now, if they GM'd it that'd be another issue...
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Sev]
#1764132 - 07/30/03 08:49 PM (20 years, 7 months ago) |
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i might have not expressed myself well, mr attorney... i meant the indians made pressure and the patent had been withdrawn, you can read it in full details on www.erowid.org. for one to get a patent one must proof they've produced a significantly different strain of a plant or to find a species with unknown proprieties and none of those things were really made by the patent claimer... happier?
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: felixhigh]
#2036604 - 10/23/03 02:35 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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I just saw a program on Worldlink TV about hoodia.
http://www.worldlinktv.org/programming/programDescription.php4?tz=0&code=bushmen
You can find worldlink on bith DirecTV and Dish Network.
I'd like to get a Hoodia if anyone knows a good (ethical) place to get some.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: chrisesq]
#2036746 - 10/23/03 03:36 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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What exactly is the difference between a succulent and a cactus?
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: HagbardCeline]
#2036946 - 10/23/03 04:45 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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Succulent is a plant form and Cactaceae is a plant family. Cacti are succulents. All Cactaceae are of American origin.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Young_but_cool]
#2037700 - 10/23/03 08:08 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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purslane is from india and i'm rather sure it is a succulent.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: canid]
#2039068 - 10/24/03 03:18 AM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm sure it is, but it's not a cactus
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Young_but_cool]
#2039322 - 10/24/03 11:28 AM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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nevermind, i misread your post. heh.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: canid]
#2039510 - 10/24/03 01:02 PM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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"I'd like to get a Hoodia if anyone knows a good (ethical) place to get some."
>Botanic-art sells them, but they're expensive. They ask 21.5$ for a 5" (or 12cm) Hoodia.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Funkey]
#2112593 - 11/16/03 07:15 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Anyone know if the other species of hoodia like ruescii and so on also have the same dietetic significance? And if so are there any new links some a youse guys might have found lately. I would like to nurture a couple of these. Like said, ebay prices are huge. Fat peeps hoping for a fix. People don't realize that they would need a whole farm of hoodias to snack on them every day.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: eve69]
#2113138 - 11/16/03 09:14 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Those things are really hard to find in cactus form. I just did a search and found mostly just diet pills made from them. Even my favorite cacti and succulent retailers didn't have them and they have an extensive list of species. That one place that was mentioned has them but I think there price is way too much for me.
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: Ekstaza]
#2116802 - 11/17/03 01:58 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey could I get the url of Botanic Arts. I can't find my link and doing a search gets me 17,000 botanic arts. Thanks
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Re: I Managed To Find A Hoodia (Pic) [Re: eve69]
#2116920 - 11/17/03 02:36 PM (20 years, 4 months ago) |
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