Pueraria (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Pueraria is a genus of ten species of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to Asia, and was later introduced in the southern United States.
- Kudzu, a type of Pueraria, was extensively planted in the 1930s and 1940s in the southern United States in an attempt to control the erosion of soil.
- Pueraria roots are edible and rich in nutrients, but often overlooked due to their tangled growth in deep soil.
- One of the most well-known species in the Pueraria genus is Pueraria montana var lobata, better known as the Japanese arrowroot or kudzu vine.
- Historically, Pueraria roots have been used in traditional Chinese medicine, valued for their wide range of health benefits, including relieving fever and treating migraines.