Re: hoodia

"darryl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Just curious if anyone knows the mechanism by which consumption of the
> hoodia plant causes one to feel satiated?  I did a google search and all I
> find is ads selling the product and just information about the fact that it
> may be some revolutionary thing to end obesity.  All I know is that there is
> an enzyme involved, but that doesn't really explain much.
> thanks,
> 
> -d

Hoodia active component?more like a complex steroid like chemical
Please check the US patent number 6,376,657 for more details.
Titled: Pharmaceutical compositions having appetite suppressant activity
Patent number 6,488,967; Gastric acid secretion
At : http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/search-bool.html
Roy