Wild kudzu root leaf picture

Wild Pueraria contains 12% flavonoids and polysaccharides, such as puerarin, soy flavonoids, peanut kernel and other nutrients, as well as protein, carbohydrates, sugar, and essential minerals such as iron, calcium, copper, selenium, etc. It is a precious health food suitable for all ages and has the reputation of "Millennial Ganoderma Lucidum".

The leaves of Poria cocos are oval and long ring-shaped, emerald green in color, 8-15 cm long, 5-12 cm wide, and have a relatively pointed top. The lateral leaves are obliquely ovate, and the leaf stems are covered with light yellow hairs. Its flowering period is from September to October every year, and its fruiting period is from November to December.

Key use value

Poria has the effects of clearing away greasiness and relieving fever, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, lowering blood lipids, and maintaining cardiovascular health; wild Pueraria root contains a lot of dietary fiber, which can improve constipation, eliminate toxins in the body, and reduce the occurrence of cancer; it can sober up, strengthen the spleen and stomach, protect the liver, and nourish the liver; eating Pueraria powder regularly can regulate body functions, enhance immunity, improve the body's disease resistance, and resist aging and prolong life; Poria isoflavones have high estrogen content, which can stimulate uterine function and make the skin smooth and tender.

1. Nourishing and nourishing the human body

Nourishing the body is one of the main functions of wild Pueraria root. This kind of wild Pueraria root not only contains a lot of starch, it also contains a lot of isoflavones and puerarin. In addition, this kind of food is also rich in nutrients, selenium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iron and other essential nutrients for the human body. After daily consumption, it can nourish the body and relieve blood deficiency.

2. Prevent high blood sugar

Wild Pueraria contains a lot of puerarin, flavonoids and polysaccharides, which can not only remove cholesterol and fat in human blood, but also promote insulin secretion and prevent blood sugar from rising. In addition, the wild Pueraria root contains very little sugar, so people with diabetes can also take it, and it can prevent the occurrence of liver cancer complications and keep their condition stable for a long time.

3. Sober up and detoxify the body

Wild Pueraria root can also sober up and detoxify the body. It can inhibit the activity of ethanol in the human body and reduce its damage to body tissues and cells. In addition, the daidzin it contains can reduce the toxic side effects of ethanol, reduce the damage of ethanol to the human brain and liver, and reduce the gastrointestinal digestion of ethanol, which can make the ethanol in the body be excreted as soon as possible, thus playing a key role in detoxifying the body.

The fact that Pueraria root can relieve alcohol intoxication has been recorded in ancient books. The Materia Medica states that Poria "strengthens the spleen, stimulates appetite, and helps digestion. It can sober up people from alcoholism and quench thirst"; the Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica records that Pueraria powder "sobers up people from alcoholism"; and Qianjin Fang says that "one dou and two liters of Poria juice can be drunk to cure drunkenness."

So why can Poria cocos help to relieve alcohol consumption? The daidzin in kudzu powder can dissolve alcohol (the main component of wine), reduce the damage of alcohol to the human brain, alleviate the irritation of ethanol to the gastrointestinal tract, promote basal metabolism, and promote the excretion of ethanol toxins from the blood. In addition, Poria can promote the excretion of sweat from the body. Taking it before drinking can make ethanol excreted along with sweat, sobering up, detoxifying and protecting the liver. Long-term use can completely excrete residual toxins in the liver and is an essential health product for people who drink frequently.

4. Prevent fatty liver

Eating more wild kudzu root can prevent fatty liver. It can not only enhance the liver's detoxification function,

It can also promote liver regeneration, repair damaged liver, and keep human kidney function in normal state. In addition, it can promote bile secretion and reduce the deposition of cholesterol and fat in the human liver. Regular consumption can not only prevent fatty liver but also prevent the formation of gallstones.

5. Poria cocos lowers blood pressure

New materials show that Poria cocos has the effect of blocking α-protein kinase and angiotensin 2Ⅱ protein kinase, and its effect is better than various antihypertensive drugs in the past. In particular, it may reverse myocardial hypertrophy caused by hypertension. Puerarin can quickly restore significantly increased blood endothelin (ET) levels. Therefore, one of the mechanisms of puerarin in treating hypertension may be that it can inhibit excessive release of ET, promote epidermal repair function, thereby stimulating PG12 synthase activity, significantly increasing the conversion of EC to PG to inhibit platelet aggregation, and has the effect of improving blood circulation. Large doses of puerarin can lower blood sugar and significantly reduce blood cell cholesterol.