Organisms

Pueraria

A plant genus of the family FABACEAE a common weed of the southeast US. There has been folk use for alcoholism and liver protection. It contains puerarin, kakkalide, daidzein (isoflavonoids), and kudzusaponins (oleanene-type triterpene glycosides).

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family FABACEAE a common weed of the southeast US. There has been folk use for alcoholism and liver protection. It contains puerarin, kakkalide, daidzein (isoflavonoids), and kudzusaponins (oleanene-type triterpene glycosides).

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Puerariae
  • Puerarias
  • Kudzu
  • Pachyrhizus thunbergianus
  • Pueraria lobata
  • Pueraria montana
  • Pueraria tuberosa
  • Kudzus
  • Pueraria lobatas
  • Pueraria montanas
  • Pueraria tuberosas
  • lobatas, Pueraria
  • montana, Pueraria
  • tuberosa, Pueraria

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.401w.714w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pueraria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029908. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029908
  2. Pueraria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueraria
  3. Pueraria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133126