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Alternate English names: kudzu starch Japanese arrowroot [powder]

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi; Pueraria thomsonii Benth. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi* [= P. pseudo-hirsuta Tang et Wang]; Pueraria thomsonii Benth.*; Pueraria omeiensis Wang et Tang; Pueraria edulis Pamp.; Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet^✽; highly cold^✽; nontoxic.^✽

Channel entry: Stomach channel.

Actions and indications: Engenders liquid and allays thirst; clears heat and eliminates vexation. Treats heat vexation; thirst; heat sores; throat impediment.

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