Pueraria lobata is a tuberous root of the vine, dried root after drying, with brown hard hairs sparsely distributed on top of the stem, it has many aliases, common ones are sweet kudzu, kudzu vine, kudzu, kudzu root, kudzu powder, which is usually used as medicine. For the plant, the aliases are also powdered kudzu and foggy kudzu. There are many places of origin, with distribution in Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou and Yunnan. Its plants can be up to 8 meters long, generally distributed in the sunny slopes, for the soil requirements are not very strict.
Second, how to choose
1, look at the appearance: the real appearance presents a long cylinder, the herb is usually longitudinally or obliquely cut thick slices, the length of about 20cm or so, the diameter of about 6-10cm. fake presents a cylindrical shape, the diameter of a slightly smaller 2-5cm.
2, smell: you can ask its smell, there is no smell really, but put in the mouth to taste will be sweet. Inside your mouth, you can taste the sweetness. Fake has a little weak odor, taste will be bitter.
3, look at the color: the appearance of the real Pueraria lobata is white or light brown, with residual brown skin. Fake surface color is darker, the distribution of irregular cracks on it.