Firstly, hoodia gordia probably *is* an effective appetite suppresant. However, it's a rare, expensive plant, and to be effective you need to eat a lot of it at once (iirc, the South African bushmen ate a chunk about the size of a small cucumber, and this is about the dose you'd need). A little capsule, which won't contain nearly enough hoodia gordia (and might not have any) won't lighten anything except your wallet.
Ephedrine can be useful for weight loss, though make sure you're aware of the health risks. I'd be reluctant to buy off the web, from a company that's daft enough to try and flog hoodia caps as an appetite suppressant - you never know what you're getting (though I don't know if others have used this company successfully?). Can't you buy ephedrine at chemists in one form or another, or has that been banned in the US?
