Pueraria montana var. lobata

East Asian arrowroot（Chinese : 葛根）
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Genus:	Pueraria
Species:	P. montana
Variety:	P. montana var. lobata
Trinomial name
	Pueraria montana var. lobata; (Willd.) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep
Synonyms
	Dolichos hirsutus Thunb. ; Dolichos japonicus hort. ; Dolichos lobatus Willd. ; Neustanthus chinensis Benth. ; Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc. ; Pueraria argyi H.Lev. & Vaniot ; Pueraria bodinieri H.Lev. & Vaniot ; Pueraria caerulea H.Lev. & Vaniot ; Pueraria harmsii Rech. ; Pueraria hirsuta (Thunb.) Matsum. ; Pueraria koten H.Lev. & Vaniot ; Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi ; Pueraria lobata subsp. lobata ; Pueraria neo-caledonica Harms ; Pueraria novo-guineensis Warb. ; Pueraria pseudo-hirsuta T.Tang & Wang ; Pueraria thumbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth. ; Pueraria thunbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth. ; Pueraria triloba (Houtt.) Makino ; Pueraria volkensii Hosok. ;

Pueraria montana var. lobata, the East Asian arrowroot,^[2] is a perennial plant in the family Fabaceae.

Names

It is called gé (葛) in Chinese, kuzu (葛) in Japanese, and chik (칡) or gal (갈; 葛) in Korean.

Distribution

The plant is native to East Asia (China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea), North Asia (Russian Far East), Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam), and the Pacific (New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu).^[3]

Use

The starch powder made from the East Asian arrowroot is called kudzu powder. Kudzu powder is used to make arrowroot tea in tradinal medicines of China, Japan and Korea^[4] (in Korea the root unprepared is also used).

East Asian arrowroot.
Arrowroot tea.
Kuzumochi made using kudzu powder.

References

^ "Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & Pradeep". International Legume Database & Information Service. Retrieved 23 February 2018 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ Korea National Arboretum (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea Forest Service. p. 596. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ "Pueraria montana var. lobata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 February 2018. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
^ Chun, Hui-jung (2004). Yoon, Ho-mi (ed.). Korean Food Guide 800. Seoul: The Korea Foundation. p. 208. ISBN 978-89-89782-10-0. Retrieved 23 February 2018 – via issuu.

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[TPL-1] "Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Sanjappa & Pradeep". International Legume Database & Information Service. Retrieved 23 February 2018 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online

[（葛根）"KNA"-2] Korea National Arboretum (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea Forest Service. p. 596. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[GRIN-3] "Pueraria montana var. lobata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 February 2018. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

[Chun-4] Chun, Hui-jung (2004). Yoon, Ho-mi (ed.). Korean Food Guide 800. Seoul: The Korea Foundation. p. 208. ISBN 978-89-89782-10-0. Retrieved 23 February 2018 – via issuu.

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