Kudzu Root Powder Capsules (Pueraria lobata) 100% pure powder, no fillers 30 count 500 mg. each Also known as Pueraria lobata, Pueraria montana, Peurarium lobata, and kuzu. Introduction The pestiferous, creeping kudzu plant infesting the southeastern United States is an edible vegetable of Asian origin with a medicinal root used in healing for over 2000 years. Kudzu starch can be cooked into noodles and pastes, into pastries, and as a thickening agent in sauces. It is often used in Asian soups where it is cut into slices and slowly cooked for many hours, sometimes with tangerine peel, meat, and other various ingredients. Constituents Ash, calcium, daidzein, daidzin, genistein (the same compound found in soy), riboflavin. Parts Used The washed and dried root. Usually found as dried root pieces work as well.