Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

East asian arrowroot

Plant

English

East asian arrowroot, Acha, Aka, Japanese arrowroot, Kadzu vine, Kudzu, Kudzu hemp, Kudzu vine, Lobed kudzuvine, Mealy kudzu, Pueraria, Pueraria root

Latin

Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep, Pueraria hirsuta (Thunb.) C.K.Schneid., Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi, Pueraria montana var. chinensis (Ohwi) Maesen & S.M.Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep, Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M.Almeida, Pueraria lobata Ohwi, Pueraria hirsuta (Thunb.) Schneid., Pueraria montana chinensis Maesen.&S.M.Almeida., Pueraria montana lobata (Willd.)Maesen.&S.M.Almeida., Pueraria montana ssp. lobata, Pueraria pseudo-hirsuta, Pueraria var. lobata*

Plantparts

Tuberoid, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Alcoholism, Alexiteric, Alleviating, Antidote, Antidotes, Anti-emetic, Antifebrile, Antihemorrhagic, Anti-hypertensive, Antihæmorrhagic, antipyretic, Antispasmodic, Antivomitive, Arterial hypertension, Astrigent, astringent, Bleeding Stancher, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, BloodSugar Reducer, cardiac conditions, Cardiac diseases, cardiac problems, Cardiac troubles, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, check bleeding, Cleanses the blood, convulsive state, Cramp, Cramps, Demulcent, depurant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Dipsomania, disorder of the heart, emesis, Febrifugal, febrifuge, haemostatic, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, heart trouble, Hemostat, Hemostatic, hidrotic, high blood pressure, High blood sugar, Hyperglycaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycæmia, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hæmostatic, Induce sweating, inhibit bleeding, lowering the blood sugar, Lowers bloodpressure, mitigating, palliative, Poison Antidote, Puking, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce blood pressure, reduce fevers, reduce high bloodpressure, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Spasm, Spasmolytic, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stiptic, Stop bleeding, stopping vomiting, stops bleeding, Styptic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Takes away desire for alcohol, Throwing up, to cleanse the blood, Vomit, vomiting

Women's diseases

Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, Galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Spleen, TCM MERIDIAN: Stomach, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical use in China, Phytomedical use in Korea, Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 Acetylcholine, allantoin, Arachidic acid, Arsenic, Calcium, Copper, Coumestrol, Daidzein, Daucosterol, Formononetin, Gamma sitosterol, Genistein, iron, magnesium, manganese, mannitol, Mercury, potassium, Scoparone, sodium, starch, succinic acid, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn4123

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