Pueraria mirific : Queen of Thai Herb

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Pueraria mirifica Airy Shaw et Suvatabandhu is a plant belonging to the family Leguminosae. This plant is a Thai vine herbal plant, known in Thai as “Kwao Kreur Kao”. It has been utilized in Thai folklore medicine as a rejuvenating qualities in older women. Pueraria mirifica, containing phytoestrogens, contains similar estrogen-like compounds, relatively alleviated the climacteric symptoms in menopausal women result from reducing level of estrogen, such as hot flashes, frustration, vaginal and urethral dryness, bone loss, increase low density lipoprotein, sleep disorder and mood swing. These natural agents function like estrogen in the body. Thus Pueraria plays a valuable role in helping to maintain a healthy hormone balance in menopausal women. Once is the mainstay for managing menopausal symptoms and helping to improve cardiovascular function, osteoporosis, reproductive organs and climacteric related symptoms. However the appropiate uses for effective and safe doses need to be concerned before treatment and biomolecular mechanism of action need to be investigated further.