Editing Kudzu (section)

===Phytochemicals and uses===
Kudzu contains [[isoflavone]]s, including [[puerarin]] (about 60% of the total isoflavones), [[daidzein]], [[daidzin]] (structurally related to [[genistein]]), [[mirificin]], and [[salvianolic acid]], among numerous others identified.<ref name="mol">{{cite journal|pmid=28353641|pmc=6154678|year=2017|last1=Wang|first1=F. R.|title=Rapid Determination of 30 Polyphenols in Tongmai Formula, a Combination of Puerariae Lobatae Radix, Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, and Chuanxiong Rhizoma, via Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry|journal=Molecules|volume=22|issue=4|pages=545|last2=Zhang|first2=Y|last3=Yang|first3=X. B.|last4=Liu|first4=C. X.|last5=Yang|first5=X. W.|last6=Xu|first6=W|last7=Liu|first7=J. X.|doi=10.3390/molecules22040545|doi-access=free}}</ref> In [[traditional Chinese medicine]], where it is known as ''gé gēn'' (gegen), kudzu is considered one of the [[50 Fundamental Herbs|50 fundamental herbs]] thought to have therapeutic effects, although there is no high-quality [[clinical research]] to indicate it has any activity or therapeutic use in humans.<ref name="drugs">{{cite web|url=https://www.drugs.com/npc/kudzu.html|title=Kudzu|publisher=Drugs.com|date=2017|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="msk">{{cite web|url=https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/kudzu|title=Kudzu|publisher=Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|date=2017|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref>{{Refn|See, however, Zhang, Y., Kong, W. N., & Chai, X. Q. (2018).|group=note}} Compounds of [[icariin]], astragalus, and [[puerarin]] mitigates iron overload in the cerebral cortex of mice with Alzheimer's disease.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Yu |last2=Kong |first2=Wei-Na |last3=Chai |first3=Xi-Qing |date=Apr 2018 |title=Compound of icariin, astragalus, and puerarin mitigates iron overload in the cerebral cortex of Alzheimer's disease mice |journal=Neural Regeneration Research |language=en-US |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=731–736 |doi=10.4103/1673-5374.230302 |pmid=29722328 |pmc=5950686 |s2cid=19158410 |issn=1673-5374 |doi-access=free }}</ref> [[Adverse effect]]s may occur if kudzu is taken by people with hormone-sensitive cancer or those taking [[tamoxifen]], antidiabetic medications, or [[methotrexate]].<ref name=msk/>[[File:KudzuLeaves.JPG|thumb|Kudzu leaves near [[Canton, Georgia]]]]