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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
Anticancer (Lung) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticapillary-Fragility 2 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinogenic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 2 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticephalagic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Anticolitic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticoronary 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.