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Botanical

Kudzu

Kudzu is a climbing plant of the pea family native to East Asia. Its root is used in traditional Chinese medicine and contains isoflavones such as puerarin.

Also listed as Gegen, Pueraria Lobata, Indian Kudzu, Kudzu Glycerite Liquid Extract

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The plant name and preparation matter

BfR notes that several Pueraria species can be sold under similar root names and can be difficult to distinguish. A study of one identified species and extract cannot establish the effects of every product labeled kudzu. 1

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