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Common Names
Kudzu; Kudsu
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
var. lobata
Subspecies Author
(WILLD.) MAESEN & S. M. ALMEIDA
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-5 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-6 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-PG-1 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-PG-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-PG-3 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIA-GLYCOSIDE-PG-6 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIN | 49 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIN | 49 | Root | 3.5 | 50300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIN | 49 | Stem | not available | 208.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIN | 49 | Tissue Culture | not available | 86.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIN-7-O-XYLOSIDE | 0 | Root | 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. |
| PUERARIN-APIOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERARIN-XYLOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUERAROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUEROSIDE-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUEROSIDE-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | 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. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivasoconstrictive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiwithdrawal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 5 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Astringent | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist? | 1 | Biochimica & Biophysica Acta, 1115: 69, 1991. |