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Descriptor English: Hoodia
Descriptor Spanish: Hoodia
Descriptor Hoodia
Scope note: Género de la familia de las adelfas (Apocynaceae) utilizado en la MEDICINA TRADICIONAL para las propiedades supresoras del apetito.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hoodia
Descriptor French: Hoodia
Entry term(s): Hoodia gordonii
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.456.500.389
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000068798
Scope note: A genus in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) used in TRADITIONAL MEDICINE for appetite-suppressant properties.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Apocynaceae (2007-2015)
Public MeSH Note: 2016
History Note: 2016
DeCS ID: 55815
Unique ID: D000068798
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Hoodia - Preferred
Concept UI M000603798
Scope note A genus in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) used in TRADITIONAL MEDICINE for appetite-suppressant properties.
Preferred term Hoodia
Hoodia gordonii - Narrower
Concept UI M000603800
Preferred term Hoodia gordonii



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