Ge Gen

Latin name: Radix Puerariae

Ge Gen Also Known As: Daidzein, Fen Ke, Fenge, Gange, Ge Gen, Gegen, Isoflavone, Isoflavones, Japanese Arrowroot, Kudsu, Kudzu Vine, Kwaao Khruea, Mealy Kudzu, Pueraria, Pueraria Root, Radix Peurariae, Yege. Pueraria montana var. lobata, synonyms Pueraria lobata, Pueraria thunbergiana, Pueraria pseudohirsuta, Dolichos lobatus; Pueraria montana var. thomsonii, synonym Pueraria thomsonii; Pueraria mirifica; Pueraria tuberosa.

Properties: SWEET, PUNGENT - COOL

Dosage: 6-12g.

Meridians/Channels: SPLEEN, STOMACH

• release muscle, clear heat
• fever, headache, stiffness in back and neck
• nourish fluids - alleviate thirst with stomach heat
• vents measles - accelerates rash at early stage
• clear heat, helps spleen deficiency - diarrhea, dysentery
• hypertension - headache, dizziness, tinnitus

Also Used For: Orally, Ge Gen (kudzu) is used alone or in combination with other products for symptoms of alcohol hangover, such as headache, upset stomach, dizziness, and vomiting. Also in traditional Chinese medicine, Ge Gen / kudzu is used orally for managing alcoholism and drunkenness, myalgia, measles, dysentery, gastritis, fever, diarrhea, thirst, cold, flu, neck stiffness, and as a diaphoretic. Ge Gen (Kudzu) is also used orally for hypertension, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, migraine, deafness, diabetes, traumatic injuries, sinusitis, urticaria, pruritus, and psoriasis. Kudzu root is consumed as food.