Kudzu Root
by Nature's Way
WHAT IS IT?
Ingredients per 2 capsules:
proprietary formula 150 mg of
Kudzu Root (Pueraria root) and Kudzu, dried extract
Other Ingredients:
Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate
WHAT DOES IT DO?
Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) is sometimes called the "vine that ate the south." An imported, invasive weed, it now covers some seven million acres of southern U.S. forest, engulfing everything in its path. The vines themselves can grow a foot a day. Fortunately, it has some uses.
Pueraria contains the isoflavones, Daidzin and puerarin, among others.
Extracts decrease heart rate, and are vasodilatory and antiarrhythmic in animals. It also lowers blood sugar, decreases platelet aggregation, and is an antioxidant. Pueraria improves circulation and relieves muscle spasm. Kudzu or Pueraria root is a traditional Chinese herb which has also been shown to decrease desire for alcohol and is listed for such in the 1985 Chinese Pharmacopeia.
CAUTIONS
Pregnant women should not take this product.
Patients who are taking anti-coagulants (warfarin, Coumadin, Lovenox, Heparin, etc.) should not take this without physician supervision. Those taking cardiovascular drugs or are being treated for diabetes should exercise caution.
Pueraria root has no known side effects.
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DOSE
Take 1 or 2 capsules 3 times daily.
NHC sells 50 capsule bottles of Kudzu Root 150 mg for
$10.34. The suggested retail price is $11.49.
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