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Native to the Kalahari Desert, Hoodia gordonii is a succulent plant known by generations of Indigenous San peoples to have a variety of uses: to reduce hunger, increase energy, and ease breastfeeding. In the global North, it is known as a natural appetite suppressant, a former star of the booming diet industry. In Reinventing Hoodia, Laura Foster explores how the plant was

Title : Reinventing Hoodia: Peoples, Plants, and Patents in South Africa
Author : Laura A. Foster
Language : en
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Uploaded : Apr 11, 2021

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