Pueraria mirifica: Difference between revisions

In Thailand, the plant “Kwao Krua” is considered to be a rejuvenating adaptogenic herb and has a history in folk medicine. Although the name “Kwao Krua” had been applied to several species of plants having tuberous roots, it was definitively identified as ''Pueraria mirifica'' in 1952 from which an unusual estrogenic phenol miroestrol was isolated eight years later.<ref>Journal of Natural Products, Volume 63, Number 2, February 2000</ref> There exists two kinds of Kwao Krua roots, namely white and red. The White Kwao Krua is a herb used by females and the Red Kwao Krua is the herb used by males. White Kwao Krua has a high concentration of [[Phytoestrogen]] while Red Kwao Krua is used by males and has substances[[aldosterone]], which is a natural male hormone that also increases [[libido]] (sex drive).