Review of Traditional Chinese Medicine Puerariae Lobatae Radix

Puerariae Lobatae Radix is the dried root of Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi, which is commonly known as kudzu. It' s a traditional Chinese medicine with long history. According to ancient records, the effects of Puerariae Lobatae Radix include relieving muscle fever, raising the sun to stop diarrhea and activating the meridians and collaterals. In modern pharmacology, Puerariae Lobatae Radix has the effect of treating fever, diabetes and other diseases. Traditionally, Puerariae Lobatae Radix is mostly combined with other medicines and given to patients in the form of soup. Nowadays it can be applied in granules, capsules, oral liquids and other dosage forms. Based on the literature review and summarization, the article reviews the research progress of five aspects of the Chinese medicine Puerariae Lobatae Radix, namely chemical composition, extraction process, content determination, pharmacological effect, and preparation process, and gives an outlook and discusses the further development and research direction of PuerariaeLobatae Radix.