Kudzu (Pueraria Mirifica) Improves Abnormal Lipids.

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

“Pueraria mirifica (Kudzu) has a beneficial effect on lipid metabolism in postmenopausal women which may result from the activation of gene transcription through selective binding of phytoestrogens to ERalpha and ERbeta.” To read the author’s abstract of the article click on the link to the author’s title of the article above. NOTE: Read a literature […]

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Conditions: Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism, Diabetes, Endometriosis, Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), Gout, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperlipidemia, Hyperuricemia, Parkinson's disease

Supplements: Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Thai kudzu (Pueraria mirifica)

Foods: Legumes

Miscellaneous: Antioxidant, Aromatase enzyme, Estrogen replacement therapy, Isoflavones, Nitric oxide (NO), Ozone, Puerarin, Tectoridin, Xanthine oxidase inhibitors

Kudzu Review.

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Kudzu (Pueraria Montana or lobata,) an Asian herb, was brought to the U.S. for medicine and as food for animals. It is a traditional medicine for alcohol abuse. Kudzu grows so well in the U.S. that the vines grow into and shade the native trees, endangering the forests. Kudzu is a legume which fixes nitrogen […]

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Conditions: Aging, Breast cancer, Cirrhosis, Endometriosis, Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), Hearing loss (presbycusis), Hypertension, Menopause, Parkinson's disease

Supplements: Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Puerarin, Thai kudzu (Pueraria mirifica)

Miscellaneous: Aromatase inhibitor, Estrogen replacement therapy, Nitric oxide (NO), Ozone, Tectoridin, Uric acid (urate), Xanthine oxidase

Tectoridin from Kudzu and Fatty Liver.

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

Pueraria lobata (kudzu) flowers are used in Chinese medicine for alcohol related problems and liver injury. Kudzu flowers contain a chemical, tectoridin, which is classified as an isoflavone glycoside. The hepatoprotective effects of tectoridin were studied by the authors. Alcoholic liver damage is an important cause of death in more affluent countries. The first stage […]

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Conditions: Alcohol abuse, Alcoholic cirrhosis, Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis)

Supplements: Glutathione, Glutathione peroxidase, Kudzu (Pueraria lobata)

Miscellaneous: Glycosides, Tectoridin

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