Evaluation of white Kwao Krua (Pueraria candollei Grah. ex Benth.) products sold in Thailand by molecular, chemical, and microscopic analyses

• Main Authors: Aekkhaluck Intharuksa, Masashi Kitamura, Nichakan Peerakam, Wannaree Charoensup, Hirokazu Ando, Yohei Sasaki, Panee Sirisa-ard
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Chemistry; Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85077669021&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/68319
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2019, The Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy. The tuberous roots of Pueraria candollei Grah. ex Benth. (Fabaceae), commonly known as white Kwao Krua, are used to relieve menopausal symptoms in Thai traditional medicine because they contain phytoestrogens. Black and red Kwao Krua crude drugs exist a...