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Pueraria candollei

Pueraria candollei

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
4/5

Safety & Hazards

An oestrogenic compound, called miroestrol, is found in the roots. In isolation, this compound has been found to have disagreeable toxic side effects, but these have not been recorded when the whole tuber is used medicinally[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Pre-soak the seed for 12 hours in warm water and sow in a warm greenhouse in early spring. Germination should take place within 2 weeks. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out after the last expected frosts[2]. Cover the young plants with a frame or cloche until they are growing away well. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pueraria+candollei>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Revision of the Genus Pueraria DC., with some notes on Teyleria Backer — Ven der Maesen L.J.G. · Agricultural University,Wageningen,theNetherlands · 1985 · ISBN 90-6754-066-8 ↩︎
  2. [2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  3. [3]The Flora of British India. (in 7 volumes) — Hooker J.D. · L.Reeve & Co.; London · 1872 - 1897 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Rather dated, but has some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  4. [4]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
  5. [5]Secrets of Pueraria Mirifica Revealed. — Somkhit Banomyong · Smith Naturals Co. Ltd. · 2001 ↩︎A paper, in PDF format, written by the chairman of a Herbal Supplies company in Thailand. It details the medicinal virtues of the plant Pueraria candollei mirifica (syn Pueraria mirifica). It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  6. [6]Estrogen-like activities and cytotoxicity effects of Thai herbal medicines as natural ingredients in anti-ageing — Bancha Yingngam, Nuttapun Supaka & Wandee Rungseevijitprapa · 2011 · http://10.5897/JMPR11.1223 · ISBN 1996-0875 ↩︎