Chinese: ge gen
English: kudzu root, Pueraria root
Pharmaceutical: Puerariae Radix
Properties: Sweet, acrid, cool
Standard Species: Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi, Pueraria thumsonii Benth.
Premium Quality Yoshino Kuzu, Morino Yoshinokuzu Honpo, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Kuzu Root, Morino Yoshinokuzu Honpo, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Yoshino kuzu manufacture on historical street in Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)