1. 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.

2. Descriptions and Specifications of Product
Content Specifications: 40%, 80% Isoflavones Test by UV/HPLC
Puerarin
Molecular Formula: C21H20O9
Molecular Mass: 416.37
CAS No.: 3681-99-0
Constitutional Formula:

Genistein 

Molecular Formula: C15H10O5

Molecular Mass:270.23

CAS No.: 446-72-0

Constitutional Formula:

Daidzin

Molecular Formula: C21H20O9

Molecular Mass: 416.38

CAS No.: 552-66-9

Constitutional Formula:


Daidzein

Molecular Formula: C10H15O4

Molecular Mass: 254.23

CAS No.: 486-66-8

Constitutional Formula:


 

3. 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.

 

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