What is Kudzu and its nutritional value

Generally speaking, when people are maintaining their health, they are very aware of the health-care effects of traditional Chinese medicine. Pueraria lobata is a traditional Chinese medicine that can cure diabetes. So, what is Pueraria lobata and what are its nutritional values?

What is Kudzu?

The name of wild kudzu was first seen in the Shennong Bencao Jing, where it is recorded in the following category: "Hooked kudzu is also called wild kudzu". In the "Poisonous Grass Category" of Volume 17 of Compendium of Materia Medica, Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the entry of hooked kudzu: "Junwen, also known as: wild kudzu, poisonous root, vine grass, broken intestine grass, yellow rattan, torch flower, etc." He also said, "Although this grass is called wild kudzu, it is not the wild kudzu root." He also pointed out that wild kudzu grows in the south of Guizhou, and can be found in villages, alleys and lanes. It is generally called hooked kudzu, and is a poisonous plant.

Nutritional value of kudzu:

Puerarin, or kudzu root, could be a powerful supplement to existing insulin or blood pressure-regulating drugs. By using this substance, physicians might be able to reduce the dose of the drug, making it better tolerated and less expensive.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records on page 1277: Pueraria lobata has a sweet and flat aroma and taste, and is non-toxic. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification, relieving numbness and pain, raising yang and relieving muscles, clearing rashes and stopping diarrhea, and moistening the intestines and facilitating bowel movements. Pueraria lobata contains a lot of flavonoids, which can improve the endocrine balance of women. With the increase of age, the balance of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis in the body is broken, and symptoms such as insomnia, dreaminess, dizziness, irritability, restlessness, suspicion, and depression appear. Eating Pueraria lobata food regularly can prevent menopausal syndrome. Pueraria lobata can increase brain and coronary blood flow, improve brain microcirculation, and enhance immune function. It has a direct therapeutic effect on toothache caused by internal heat, pharyngitis, fat loss, and lowering blood pressure.