Kudzu is a coarse, high-climbing, twining, trailing, perennial vine. The huge root, which can grow to the size of a human, is the source of medicinal preparations used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and modern herbal products. Kudzu grows in most shaded areas in mountains, fields, along roadsides, thickets, and thin forests throughout most of China and the south-eastern United States. The root of another Asian species of kudzu, Pueraria thomsonii, is also used for herbal products. Kudzu-EX TM is Botaniex’s branded ingredient extracted from Kudzu Root. Currently Botaniex provides the following specifications: Product Code