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Plant Pueraria montana (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Kudzu; Kudsu
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
var. lobata
Subspecies Author
(WILLD.) MAESEN & S. M. ALMEIDA
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 14000.0 44600.0 -0.66 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BAICALEIN 50 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 4 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 150.0 475.0 -0.76 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CALCIUM 28 Shoot 1600.0 1700.0 -0.95 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CANTONIENSISTRIOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPROIC-ACID 1 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 271000.0 885350.0 0.71 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAROTENE 0 Shoot not available 44.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CHOLINE 20 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-4-(BUT-CIS-2-ENYLIDENE)-3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-2-EN-1-ONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 290.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiRaynaud's 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinopathic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretroviral 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antistaphylococcic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antisteatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistress 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antistroke 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antisunburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitachycardic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithiamin 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombotic 1 Duke, 1992 *