Chinese Kudzu

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Alcoholism, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Enteritis

Science studied: ACETYL-CHOLINE, ALLANTOIN, COPPER, DAIDZEIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Pueraria pseudohirsuta

Common names: Chinese Kudzu

History

The source record documents this plant in China.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Alcoholism
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery
• Enteritis
• Intoxication
• Measles
• Cold
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China

Documented cultural uses

• Alcoholism
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery
• Enteritis
• Intoxication
• Measles
• Cold
• Fever

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETYL-CHOLINE
• ALLANTOIN
• COPPER
• DAIDZEIN
• GENISTEIN
• MAGNESIUM
• MANGANESE
• MERCURY
• MIROESTROL
• PUERARIN
• PUERARIN-7-XYLOSIDE
• SODIUM
• STARCH
• ZINC
• IRON
• FORMONONETIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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