Native to Southeast Asia, Pueraria mirifica is a plant that may offer many benefits, including supporting vaginal, bone, and heart health. Pueraria mirifica is a plant that grows in Thailand and other ...

Also known as Kwao Krua, this supplement comes from the tuberous root of a plant that grows in Thailand and Malaysia. In raw form, the root looks like a potato. The root is dried and powdered and has ...

At a bustling outdoor market in Thailand, I examined what looked like large, dried yams. “Oh, that’s Pueraria mirifica,” my botanist friend remarked. “Women use it, especially as they age.” He made a ...

We purified phytoestrogens from Pueraria root (Pueraria mirifica from Thailand and Pueraria lobata from Korea), which is used as a rejuvenating folk medicine in Thailand and China. Dried, powdered ...

The root of Pueraria mirifica (Photo courtesy of the Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Department of Pharmacognosy) Recent news reports have focused on health ...

A supplement containing pueraria mirifica is seen for sale online. (Mainichi/Reiko Oka) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about supplements, and what dangers may come ...