Spleen deficiency treated with TCM kudzu root

What is kudzu root(Ge Gen)?
Medicinally it refers to the dried root of Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi or Pueraria thomsonii Benth., a vine plant in family legume. As you can see, these two mentioned species are slightly different from pueraria mirifica, the one you may be familiar with. Other common names include Radix Puerariae, Radix Puerariae, Kudzuvine Root, Pueraria lobata root, radix puerariae lobatae, Root of Lobed Kudzuvine, Root of Thomson Kudzuvine, pueraria root, puerariae radix, pueraria herb, radix puerariae lobata, and so on. Pueraria lobata root is mainly produced in Hunan, Henan, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other provinces in China. And the root of pueraria thomsonii Benth. is mainly cultivated in Guangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, and other places.

Medicinal pueraria lobata is rectangular thick slices by longitudinal cutting or small cubes, 5 to 35cm in length, and 0.5 to 1cm in thickness. Skin is rough, pale brown, and with longitudinal wrinkles. Cross section is yellow-white and with unconspicuous texture. It is tough, fibrous, odorless, and slight sweet; medicinal Pueraria thomsonii Benth. is cylindrical, spindle-shaped or semi-cylindrical, 12 to 15cm long, and 4 to 8cm in diameter. Some are longitudinal or oblique thick slices and in various sizes. Surface is yellowish-white or pale brown or grayish brown if left unpeeled. Cross section sees light brown fibrous concentric ring patterns. Longitudinal section shows a number of vertical lines formed by fibers. It is weighty, hard, and rich in starch.

Kudzu root benefits
Thailand’s medical experts ever discovered an interesting fact that women, who live in the mountainous area of northern Thailand and frequently eat Kudzu roots, tend to have bigger breasts, curvy figure, fair complexion, better health condition, and longevity. And in China, this valuable herb has been put in use for more than 1,000 years for clearing away heat and toxic materials, unclogging meridians and dispelling the effects of alcohol, protecting the liver and kidney, and more. All the information mentioned can be found in dozens of medical documents, such as "Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic", "Compendium of Materia Medica", and "Chinese Pharmacopoeia". Today modern medical research has found that pueraria lobata isoflavones have anti-cancer and estrogen-like effects, which can be used as natural breast enhancer and beauty product that helps look younger, especially for middle-aged women and postmenopausal women. And now many kudzu related products, including kudzu root tea, powder, extract, supplement, pills, soup, tincture, and tablets, are available for convenient consumption.