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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
5-METHYLHYDANTOIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-D-XYLOSYLPUERATIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-MALONYL-GENISTEIN-8-C-GLUCOSIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-MALONYLDAIDZIN 0 Root not available 8550.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-MALONYLDAIDZIN 0 Stem not available 103.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-MALONYLDAIDZIN 0 Tissue Culture not available 470.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-MALONYLGENISTIN 0 Root not available 630.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-MALONYLGENISTIN 0 Stem not available 27.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-MALONYLGENISTIN 0 Tissue Culture not available 194.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-MALONYLPUERARIN 0 Root not available 1625.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6''-O-MALONYLPUERARIN 0 Tissue Culture not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6,7-DIMETHOXYCOUMARIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-GERANYL-7,4'-DIHYDROXYCOUMESTAN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-C-GLUCOSYLGENISTEIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-PRENYLDAIDZEIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-PRENYLDIADZEIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-PRENYLGENISTEIN 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 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
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 20 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 3 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Capillariprotective 2 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 2 Science News, 146: 421.
Carcinogenic? 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Cardiac 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cardiodepressant 2 Martindale's 29th
Cardioprotective 5 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 2 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrostimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 4 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cholagogue 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.