Extracted from Hoodia California
Hoodia research started when a dutch anthropologist studying the San tribe discovered the san people chewed the hoodia gordonii plants to suppress appetite during hunting trips. Year 1937.
The patent # 7166611 is related to Pharmaceutical compositions having appetite suppressant activity, and was assigned to CSIR, from South Africa.
The inventors were Van Heerden; Fanie Retief (Fairland, ZA), Vleggaar; Robert (Faerie Glen, ZA), Horak; Roelof Marthinus (Elardus Park, ZA), Learmonth; Robin Alec (Elardus Park, ZA), Maharaj; Vinesh (Heuweloord, ZA), Whittal; Rory Desmond (Heuweloord, ZA).
The patent # 7033616 is related to extracts, compounds and pharmaceutical compositions having anti-diabetic activity and their use, and was assigned to Phytopharm, UK.
The inventors were Rubin; Ian Duncan (Nottingham, GB), Bindra; Jasjit Singh (Groton, CT), Cawthorne; Michael Anthony (Milton Keynes, GB)
The patent # 6376657 for the hoodia as an appetite suppressant was assigned to CSIR from South Africa.
The inventors are Van Heerden; Fanie Retief (Fairland, ZA), Vleggaar; Robert (Pretoria, ZA), Horak; Roelof Marthinus (Pretoria, ZA), Learmonth; Robin Alec (Pretoria, ZA), Maharaj; Vinesh (Pretoria, ZA), Whittal; Rory Desmond (Pretoria, ZA).
The patent # 6488967 is related to gastric acid secretion, but the invention is related to hoodia, and was assigned to Phytopharm, UK.
The inventors were Hakkinen; John (North Stonington, CT), Horak; Roelof Marthinus (Pretoria, ZA), Maharaj; Vinesh (Pretoria, ZA)