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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
IRISOLIDONE-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRISOLIDONE-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
IRISOLIDONE-7-O-XYLOSYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 6.0 19.0 -0.41 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
IRSOLIDONE-7-O-BETA-D-XYLOSYL-GLUCOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL 3 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOFLAVONES 0 Root 17700.0 120000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN 28 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALERIC-ACID 5 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-RHAMNOSYL-GALACTOSIDE-7-O-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAIKASAPONIN-III 0 Flower not available 32.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
KAIKASAPONIN-III 0 Leaf not available 200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
KAKKALIDE 0 Flower not available 16216.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
KAKKANIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 1130.0 3600.0 0.51 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KUDZUISOFLAVONE-A 0 Tissue Culture not available 0.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUISOFLAVONE-B 0 Tissue Culture not available 1.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPOGENOL-A 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPOGENOL-B-METHYL-ESTER 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPOGENOL-C 0 Root not available not available 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
Antithromboxane 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
Antithyroid 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiTNF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitoxin (Strychnine) 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antitrypanosomic 2 Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular 1 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Antitumor 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiulcer 6 Duke, 1992 *