July 13, 2012 Kudzu=Pueraria montana, native to East Asia

The dried root is mostly used in medicine. Inhibits platelet aggregation [like aspirin],the root is also a vasodilator [blood vessel relaxant]Antioxidant, Anticancer, Liver protective, Anti-inflammatory.

The root used in Japanese cooking and noodles are made from it. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable and the flowers prepared as a tea seem to reduce the craving for alcohol. [in this case don’t use the alcohol tincture!] Can be tried for irritable bowel syndrome, dysentery, and  stools containing mucus. Kudzu and hawthorn as a mother tincture together seem to work excellent for angina pectoris and even for mild  heart failure. Patients with hypertension may sometimes complain of headaches with a stiff neck, ringing in the ears, dizziness, and numbness of the arm or legs. It may be one of the few plant drugs which may relieve these symptoms Women in the menopause may feel “mentally clearer” with Kudzu.How to use? Tea: 1 to 2 tsp dried root in a glass of water, cook on a low fire for 20 minutes, let stand for another 30 minutes and drink two or three cups a day

Capsules : 3 times a day one to two  500-mg capsules.[3 times per day 500 mg or 1 gram] Tincture 3 to 4  times a day some 60 drops  Safety: very safe even in Pregnancy/Lactation

Warning:  Don’t use kudzu together with methotrexate ][maybe life dangerous]

Kudzu is often seen as an “esev ra”[ disturbing weed] in the West but is can be fully used as a medicine.