I am just starting out and went to a very reputable herb store in my area and stocked up on the recommended products. The one thing that was different is that all they had was Kudzu tincture. The label claimed 333mg of kudzu per dose of 30 drops from the eyedropper. Does anyone have any experience with such a formulation?:new:
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Kudzu Tincture
see below from the Happy Herbalist site. Sounds like tincture is fine
I have another question about kudzu - the front page of this site recommends not taking it if you have endometriosis. Does anyone know why?
"Ten mg of a standardized tablet equals 1.5 g of the pure root. Tinctures of 1 to 2 ml three to five times daily are recommended in place of tablets. To help lower cravings for alcohol, the recommended dosage is 3 to 5 g of kudzu root three times daily or 3 to 4 ml of tincture three times daily. The All-In-One-Guide to Natural Remedies and Supplements recommends drinking kudzu tea to combat alcoholism. An alternative form of treatment involves taking 1500 mg supplements or cubes before or after the alcohol. The 1500 mg can be divided equally into three daily doses. Kudzu also may be combined with St. John's wort to treat the symptoms of alcoholism. note: as a herbal pharmacy we will make up any herbal extract to your specifications, just email us.
The problems of manufacturing kudzu root as a drug to treat alcoholism and other disorders were outlined in an article on Traditional Chinese Medicine by Dr. James Zhou. Zhou says that herbs lose their natural balance when manufacturers purify, refine, and treat them with chemicals. The daidzein, in kudzu could treat alcoholism, but the purification process destroys the isoflavone balance. Because it is the isoflavone puerarin in kudzu that stops cardiovascular damage impairment and may prevent an alcoholic side effect, liver damage, Zhou believes that the herb should be given in its natural state. However, another study of a successful 2005 clinical trials, before they commenced the trials the examined several different sources of kudzu and found that none of them were idientail to any makeup. (s far as standardizations are considered, not as far as food value or herbal properties). Since they wanted a more "scientific" answer they standarized their doses They found three daily doses totally 3,000 mg. of a standarized kudzu. In that study they used prepared capusles 19% puerarin, 4% daidzin, and 2% daidzen (minimum 25% isoflavones). note those values (as well as a complete support program, are avaulable in capsule form at My Way Out, Effective Alcoholism Treatment to Help You Moderate or Quit Drinking we do supply those capsules as well. See below. They standardized capsules obtained the best results in recent clinical trials and therefore concluded that most over the counter kudzu products do not contain biologically effective isoflavane concentration, so the suggested dosage ?per milligram? of 900 mg remains controversal.Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn
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Kudzu Tincture
I get the Kudzu here because of the way it is formulated. It works for me but I have not tried anything else.Comment
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