Pueraria Montana Extract 5:1 10:1 20:1 Food Grade Kudzu Root Extract Water Soluble

   Kudzu is a perennial vine with thick, fleshy tubers. The outer skin is grayish-yellow, and the interior is powdery and highly fibrous. Its stems and branches are covered with yellowish-brown hairs or mixed with long, stiff hairs. The leaves are trifoliate compound leaves, with scale-like, round or broadly ovate blades, sometimes with serrated edges. Kudzu flowers are generally blue-purple, blooming from June to September, and fruiting from August to October. The pods are linear or oblong, densely covered with yellowish-brown, long, stiff hairs, and the seeds are generally ovate or kidney-shaped.

   Kudzu prefers a warm, humid environment, is relatively cold-hardy, and is not particular about soil type, but well-drained sandy loam is best. It flowers in autumn, with axillary or terminal racemes, and papilionaceous corollas that are purplish-red or yellow. The kudzu root has a cylindrical appearance, with a yellowish-brown or gray surface and irregular longitudinal wrinkles. The cut surface is yellowish-white, with a pith in the center.

   Kudzu root is a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried root of *Pueraria montana* (Lour.) Merr., a plant belonging to the genus *Pueraria* of the legume family. It is harvested in autumn and winter, sliced ​​into thick pieces or small chunks while fresh, and then dried. It is sweet, pungent, and cool in nature, and has the functions of raising yang and stopping diarrhea, promoting blood circulation, and detoxifying alcohol. As a pungent and cool exterior-releasing herb, kudzu root has the effects of clearing heat, promoting body fluid production, and quenching thirst. Pharmacological studies have shown that it has antioxidant stress response properties.

Application

Relieves Muscle Tension and Reduces Fever: Kudzu root can disperse external pathogens, relieving fever, headache, and stiffness and soreness in the neck and back muscles caused by external wind-cold or wind-heat. It is often used in combination with ephedra and cinnamon twig.

Promotes Fluid Production and Quenches Thirst: By invigorating the spleen and stomach's clear yang qi, it promotes the production of body fluids, improving symptoms such as dry mouth, thirst, and excessive drinking caused by heat-related illnesses.

Raises Yang and Stops Diarrhea: For chronic diarrhea and dysentery caused by spleen deficiency and dampness or damp-heat, it can raise yang qi to stop diarrhea and also has an auxiliary relieving effect on acute enteritis.