Kudzu Extract

Kudzu is a Chinese herbal root. According to animal studies, extracts of kudzu, which contains a variety of isoflavones (e.g. puerarin, daidzein, and daidzin), have been shown to decrease alcohol consumption. Kudzu is a climbing, semi-woody, perennial vine in the pea family. Deciduous leaves are alternate and compound, with three broad leaflets up to 4 inches across. Leaflets may be entire or deeply 2-3 lobed with hairy margins. Kudzu root contains large quantities of isoflavones which belonged to major phytochemicals, and puerarin is the most abundant one, and is an isoflavone C-glycoside [14]. The main composition of acid-soluble polysaccharides is starch. The main composition of acid-insoluble polysaccharides is fiber.