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botanical illustration of Pueraria montana, Pueraria montana

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Pueraria montana

Pueraria montana

Kudzu · Kudzu Común · Kudzu nyílgyökér · Kudzu-Kletterwein · huthil · kudzu · kudzu vine · kudzuböna · kujibønne · opornik łatkowaty · ostasiatisk kudzuböna · puerária horská · puéraire hirsute · Пуэрария дольчатая

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: GENISTEIN, 8-PRENYLGENISTEIN

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 montana

Common names: Kudzu, Kudzu Común, Kudzu nyílgyökér, Kudzu-Kletterwein, huthil, kudzu, kudzu vine, kudzuböna, kujibønne, opornik łatkowaty, ostasiatisk kudzuböna, puerária horská, puéraire hirsute, Пуэрария дольчатая

POWO: 516708-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Integrated Pharmacognostical and Neuropharmacological Evaluation of Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. for Anxiolytic Potential · 2026 source ↗
  • Purification, Structural Analysis and Bioactivity of <i>Pueraria montana</i> Polysaccharide. · 2025 source ↗
  • Identification of an isoflavone 6-hydroxylase involved in tectorigenin biosynthesis in kudzu (<i>Pueraria montana</i> var. <i>lobata</i>) and the efficient production of 6-methoxyisoflavones. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • GENISTEIN
  • 8-PRENYLGENISTEIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Pueraria montana
Pueraria montana · Photo by Peggy Greb.

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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