Pueraria digging process

Pueraria thomsonii is a plant belonging to the genus Pueraria in the Fabaceae family.

In terms of plant morphology, it is a vine with thick tuberous roots and long, stiff yellow hairs on the stems. Its leaves are pinnately compound leaves, usually with three leaflets and stipels.

Pueraria thomsonii is edible and rich in starch, which is one of the reasons why it is named as such. It has a sweet and glutinous taste and can be used to make soup, such as the Pueraria thomsonii and pork bone soup, which tastes delicious and has certain dietary therapy values, like clearing heat and reducing fire, promoting fluid production and relieving thirst.

In terms of medicinal use, its roots can be used as medicine. In traditional medicine, it has the functions of relieving muscle fever, promoting fluid production and relieving thirst, and promoting eruption, and is helpful for relieving conditions like fever, headache, thirst, and failure of measles eruption.