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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

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
KUDZUSAPONIN-A-1 0 Root not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-A-2 0 Root not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-A-3 0 Root not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-A-4 0 Root not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-A-5 0 Root not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-C-1 0 Root not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-SA-1 0 Root not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-SA-2 0 Root not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-SA-3 0 Root not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-SA-4 0 Root not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUDZUSAPONIN-SB-1 0 Root not available 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
KUZUBUTENOLIDE-A 0 Root not available 1.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPENONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPIWIGHTEONE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Shoot 800.0 850.0 -0.92 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MALVIN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ACYL-N-1-GLUCOSYLTRYPTOPHAN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTIFLORIN 0 Leaf not available 350.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.