Kudzu Root Extract

Latin Name:Pueraria lobata
Active Ingredient:Isoflavones/Puerarin
CAS No:3681-99-0
Specification:40%-80% UV-VIS/HPLC
MOQ:1kg
Lead Time:Within 7days after confirming order

Sources and Habitat:

Kudzu root has been known for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine as ge-gen. The first written mention of the plant as a medicine is in the ancient herbal text of Shen Nong (about A.D.100). In traditional Chinese medicine, kudzu root is used in prescriptions for the treatment of thirst, headache, and stiff neck with pain due to high blood pressure. It is also recommended for allergies, migraine headaches, inadequate measles eruptions in children, and diarrhea It is also used in modern Chinese medicine as a treatment for angina pectoris.

History:

When the twining kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata) was introduced to the United States from Asia more than a century ago, it proceeded to flourish and spread rapidly through the warm and humid southern region of the country. In fact, many now consider this tenacious, high-climbing vine a nuisance.

Traditional Asian healers, however, have long valued kudzu's root and flowers for treating colds, flu, high blood pressure, chest pain, allergies, and a host of other ailments. And research indicates that a compound in the root (an isoflavone called puerarin) may also increase blood flow to the heart and brain--which may explain certain traditional uses.

In recent years, Chinese healers have reported success in minimizing alcohol cravings by using kudzu. Studies conducted in the 1990s showed that compounds in the root (daidzin and daidzein) notably reduced alcohol consumption in hamsters and rats that had been specially bred to crave alcohol. (The compounds inhibit the enzymes crucial to metabolizing alcohol.)

Initial research in humans has not been so rosy, however. A February, 2000 study in 38 chronic alcoholics at a Veterans Administration hospital in Arizona found that kudzu root was no more effective than a placebo in lessening alcohol cravings. More research is needed to determine whether kudzu can, in fact, safely and effectively control alcohol cravings in humans.

Kudzu is available in various forms including capsules, tablets, and sliced or chopped dried root.

Indications and Uses:

Kudzu Root Extract is used as remedy for diaphoretic,antispasmodic,muscle relaxant,antipyretic.
Kudzu Root Extract is also used for fevers caused by heat in colds and influenza and for stiff neck and shoulders.