Pueraria

"Pueraria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A plant genus of the family FABACEAE a common weed of the southeast US. There has been folk use for alcoholism and liver protection. It contains puerarin, kakkalide, daidzein (isoflavonoids), and kudzusaponins (oleanene-type triterpene glycosides).

Descriptor ID	D029908
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.401.714
Concept/Terms	Pueraria Pueraria Puerarias Puerariae Kudzu Kudzu Kudzus Pueraria tuberosa Pueraria tuberosa Pueraria tuberosas tuberosa, Pueraria Pueraria montana Pueraria montana Pueraria montanas montana, Pueraria Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Pueraria lobata Pueraria lobata Pueraria lobatas lobatas, Pueraria

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pueraria".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Tracheophyta [B01.650.940.800.575.912]
Magnoliopsida [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250]
Fabaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.401]
Pueraria [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.401.714]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pueraria".

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