Pueraria pseudo-hirsuta (Leguminosae)

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Pueraria pseudo-hirsuta
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The Pueraria pseudo-hirsuta plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Korea. It is a member of the Leguminosae family.

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Latin Name:  Pueraria pseudo-hirsuta
Family:  Leguminosae
Author:  Tang.&Wang.

Known Hazards:  None known

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Habitat:  Hillsides and roadsides[147].

Medicinal Information: The flowers are antivinous[176]. They are used in the treatment of thirst, high fever, abdominal fullness, nausea and vomiting due to alcoholic intoxication[176]. The root is antispasmodic, astringent, diaphoretic and febrifuge[147, 176]. It is used to relieve hunger[147]. A decoction is used in the treatment of exposure-caused colds and fevers, incomplete measles rash breakout, diarrhoea, dysentery and enteritis[147, 176]. The root contains puerarin. This increases the blood flow to the coronary artery and protects against acute myocardial ischemia caused by the injection of pituitrin[176].

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