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 Kreu" It is stated in the pamphlet that Pueraria
Mirifica can: • Serve as the "fountain of youth"
for aged men and women
• 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. |