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Pueraria (Kudzu)

Synonyms: Bujacia; Glycine (heterotypic); Zeydora

Wikipedia Abstract

Pueraria is a genus of 15–20 species of plants native to Asia. Pueraria flower is used in traditional Chinese medicine to reduce reactions to alcohol consumption, and is undergoing scientific study for that use.Pueraria thomsonii has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of fever, acute dysentery, diarrhea, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
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Species

Pueraria alopecuroides (Attributes)
Pueraria bella (Attributes)
Pueraria bouffordii
Pueraria calycina (Attributes)
Pueraria candollei (Attributes)
Pueraria composita
Pueraria edulis (Attributes)
Pueraria garhwalensis (Attributes)
Pueraria grandiflora
Pueraria hirsuta
Pueraria imbricata (Attributes)
Pueraria lacei (Attributes)
Pueraria maesenii
Pueraria mirifica
Pueraria montana (Kudzu vine) (Attributes)
Pueraria neocaledonica
Pueraria novoguineensis
Pueraria pulcherrima (Attributes)
Pueraria sikkimensis (Attributes)
Pueraria tanaii
Pueraria tuberosa (Indian Kudzu) (Attributes)
Pueraria xyzhui

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0