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Local communities in Thailand have used Pueraria Mirifica
for well over one hundred years, specifically for its rejuvenating
qualities, The belief in the rejuvenating properties of Pueraria
Mirifica has been passing down from one generation to another and
more recently through the publication by Luang Anusan
Suntara.
In May 1931, Luang Anusan Suntara published a
pamphlet on the subject of "Kwao Krua" describing different ways of
preparing folk medicine using Pueraria Mirifica and the claims of
its rejuvenating power. It is stated in the pamphlet that Pueraria
Mirifica can: Serve as an
anti-wrinkle agent for aged and wrinkled skin Darken white hair,
and increase hair growth Alleviated
cataract problems Help with memory
loss Increase energy and vigor, more reflexive bodily
movements Increase blood circulation Increase appetite,
and - Alleviate sleep disorders
In 1932, Dr. A.F.G.
Kerr, the Director of the Botanical Section of the Journal of the
Siam Society, directed the attention of the scientific community to
the fact that the tuberous roots of a Thai plant called "Kwao Krua",
mistakenly identified then as Butea Superba, were considered to be
of value as a rejuvenating drug. Dr. Kerr was the first to
create international awareness of the rejuvenating qualities of this
plant, which subsequently led to the isolation of a potent
phyto-estrogen that is unique to this plant only and to the
identification of the plant as Pueraria Mirifica in 1952.
Serves as the ountain of Youth” for aged men and
women Source: Medicinal Plant Research
Institute, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public
Health, Thailand; July 2000
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