Pueraria

"Pueraria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A plant genus of the family FABACEAE a common weed of the southeast US. There has been folk use for alcoholism and liver protection. It contains puerarin, kakkalide, daidzein (isoflavonoids), and kudzusaponins (oleanene-type triterpene glycosides).

Descriptor ID

D029908

MeSH Number(s)

B01.650.940.800.575.100.401.714

Concept/Terms

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Fabaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.401]
Pueraria [B01.650.940.800.575.100.401.714]

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Bar chart showing 8 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2011 and 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2011	2	0	2
2012	1	1	2
2015	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Pueraria" by people in Profiles.

Potent suppression of HIV-1 cell attachment by Kudzu root extract. Retrovirology. 2018 09 20; 15(1):64.

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A single dose of kudzu extract reduces alcohol consumption in a binge drinking paradigm. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Aug 01; 153:194-200.

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A standardized kudzu extract (NPI-031) reduces alcohol consumption in nontreatment-seeking male heavy drinkers. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Mar; 226(1):65-73.

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The isoflavone puerarin reduces alcohol intake in heavy drinkers: a pilot study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Nov 01; 126(1-2):251-6.

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Kudzu root extract does not perturb the sleep/wake cycle of moderate drinkers. J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Oct; 17(10):961-6.

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Kudzu extract treatment does not increase the intoxicating effects of acute alcohol in human volunteers. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2011 Apr; 35(4):726-34.

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Pharmacokinetic profile of the isoflavone puerarin after acute and repeated administration of a novel kudzu extract to human volunteers. J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Jul-Aug; 12(6):543-8.

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Puerariae radix prevents bone loss in castrated male mice. Metabolism. 2005 Nov; 54(11):1536-41.

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An extract of the Chinese herbal root kudzu reduces alcohol drinking by heavy drinkers in a naturalistic setting. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005 May; 29(5):756-62.

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Effect of Puerariae radix on c-Fos expression in hippocampus of alcohol-intoxicated juvenile rats. Biol Pharm Bull. 2003 Jan; 26(1):37-40.

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