Pueraria lobata is the root tuber of a vine. It has many aliases, such as Pueraria lobata, Pueraria lobata, Pueraria lobata, Ge Fen, etc., which are generally used as medicine. In terms of plants, there are also aliases for pueraria lobata and pueraria lobata. If you want to choose the real Pueraria lobata, you can observe its appearance, see its color and smell its own smell.

1. What is the alias?

Pueraria lobata is the root tuber of a vine. After drying, brown bristles are sparsely distributed on the stem. Pueraria lobata, Pueraria lobata, Pueraria lobata, Pueraria lobata, Pueraria lobata, Ge Fen, etc. have many aliases and are often used as medicines. In terms of plants, there are also aliases for pueraria lobata and pueraria lobata. There are many producing areas, including Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou and Yunnan. Its plants can reach 8 meters long and are generally distributed on sunny slopes, and the requirements for soil are not very strict.

Second, how to choose

1, look at the appearance: the genuine product has a long cylindrical shape, and the medicinal materials are generally longitudinal or oblique thick slices, about 20cm long and about 6- 10cm in diameter. The false one is cylindrical, with a slightly smaller diameter of 2-5cm.

2, smell: you can ask its smell, it really has no smell, but it will be sweet if you taste it in your mouth. The fake one has a light taste and a bitter taste.

3, look at the color: Pueraria lobata is white or light brown in appearance, with residual brown skin on it. The false surface is dark in color and has irregular cracks on it.