Hoodia is under protection
increasing request for some pharmaceutical firms for Hoodia is decimating stocks rapidly. Only a few reputable dealers are keen on sustainably collection. Hoodia gordonii is in Africa under protection. Hoodia was set in 2004 as an internationally protected species. Because of this all plants, parts and derivatives can be traded only when a nature-friendly cultivation can be proved. Violations of these rules can lead to criminal proceedings. In the trade of Hoodia Gordonii the seller and the customer must prove that the supplement or the plant has come under these licenses into the state.