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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
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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
MDR-Inhibitor 2 Castro, A. F., Altenberg, G. A. 1997. Inhibition of Drug Transport by Genistein in Multidrug-Resistant Cell Expressing P-Glycoprotein. Biochem Pharmacol, 53(1): 89-93.
Memorigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Miotic 1 Martindale's 29th
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Myocontractant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Myotonic 1 Martindale's 29th
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *