Though available in some specialty stores, Hoodia Gordonii was relatively unknown until major drug companies rediscovered the unique properties the Bushmen knew it possessed.

• 其实非洲当地布什人早已发现这种神奇的食物，几千年以来，胡迪主要被他们用来在广大的沙漠中寻找食物时防止饥饿和提供能量。