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Vidari

Pueraria tuberosa

Vidari (Pueraria tuberosa) is a plant drug, also called Bhumikusmandah and Vidarikamda. Its taste (rasa) is Madhura, its potency (virya) Sheeta and its post-digestive effect (vipaka) Madhura. It is traditionally taken with milk as a Rasayana (rejuvenative).

Key facts
Botanical namePueraria tuberosa
Identity sourceAyurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. II: VIDARI (Tuberous Root)
Also calledIpomoea digitata (attribution recorded without a cited source)
FamilyFabaceae · other entries in this family
OrderFabales
Taxon identifiersGBIF 2977609 · Wikidata Q7258521 · NCBI Taxonomy 457826
Names in other languages
Sanskritभूमिकुष्माण्डः (bhūmikuṣmāṇḍaḥ), विदारी (vidārī)
Hindiविदारीकंद (vidārīkaṃda)
Tamilநிலப்பூசணி
KannadaGumadigida
UrduBhumikusmanda, Vidari, Vidarika

Sources: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India; Planet Ayurveda and IAFA monographs for Pueraria tuberosa DC., which give 'Hindi: विदारीकंद Vidarikanda, बनकुमड़ा Bankumara' and 'Sanskrit: भूमिकुष्माण्ड Bhumikusmanda, विदारी Vidari, स्वादुकन्दा Svadukanda, गजवाजिप्रिया Gajavajipriya, कन्दपलाश Kandapalash, इक्षुगन्धा Ikshugandha'; Planet Ayurveda and IAFA monographs for Pueraria tuberosa DC., which give 'Tamil: Nilapoosani'; Planet Ayurveda and IAFA monographs for Pueraria tuberosa DC.: 'Sanskrit: भूमिकुष्माण्ड Bhumikusmanda, गजवाजिप्रिया Gajavajipriya, कन्दपलाश Kandapalash, स्वादुकन्दा Svadukanda, विदारी Vidari, इक्षुगन्धा Ikshugandha'; Planet Ayurveda monograph for Pueraria tuberosa DC.: 'Sanskrit: विदारी Vidari'. How we source.

The evidence at a glance

12papers on this site for this drug, published 1982 to 2024, 11 with a DOI.

  • 1Randomised controlled trials
  • 5Other clinical studies and reviews
  • 6Laboratory and animal studies

A count is not a conclusion and a tier is a study design, not a verdict. Each paper is listed with what it measured on the page below. See the research index for how papers are tiered.

Names and identification

LanguageName
EnglishVidari

Ayurvedic pharmacology (Dravyaguna)

PropertyValueDescription
Rasa (Taste)MadhuraPrimary taste
Guna (Quality)Guru, SnigdhaPhysical quality
Virya (Potency)SheetaHeating/Cooling effect
Vipaka (Post-digestive)MadhuraPost-digestive effect

Dosage forms and preparation

Dosage Forms: Churna (powder), Kwatha (decoction), Capsule, Tablet, Lehyam (confection), Ksheera Paka (milk decoction), Granules

Standard Dosage: 3-6 g powder twice daily with milk; 50-100 mL decoction twice daily; 10-20 g lehyam daily

Optimal Timing: After meals with warm milk for Rasayana (rejuvenative) effect; morning and evening; Ksheera Paka at bedtime

Storage: Dried material in airtight, moisture-proof containers at 15-25 deg C. Protect from insects (starchy material attracts pests). Include desiccant sachets in packaging.

Marker Compounds: Puerarin, Daidzein, Genistein, Tuberosin, beta-Sitosterol, Stigmasterol, Pterocarpan, 4’-Methoxypuerarin

Synergistic Combinations

  • Ashwagandha - Balya (strength-giving) and Rasayana synergy
  • Shatavari - female reproductive tonic combination
  • Bala (Sida cordifolia) - muscle-building and strength-giving synergy
  • Ghrita/milk as vehicle - enhanced absorption and Vata-pacifying action
  • Musali (Chlorophytum borivilianum) - vitality combination

Published research

Literature indexed in PubMed that concerns this subject, grouped by study type. A paper appearing here is a record of what has been published, not evidence that the subject works, and laboratory or animal results do not transfer to people. Study titles link to PubMed so you can read the source rather than take our word.

Randomised controlled trials1

  1. Verma SK, Jain V, Singh DP. 2012. Effect of Pueraria tuberosa DC. (Indian Kudzu) on blood pressure, fibrinolysis and oxidative stress in patients with stage 1 hypertensionPakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS. PMID 24171260 · doi:10.3923/pjbs.2012.742.747

Other clinical studies and reviews5

  1. Bharti R, Chopra BS, Raut S and others. 2020. Pueraria tuberosa: A Review on Traditional Uses, Pharmacology, and PhytochemistryFrontiers in pharmacology. PMID 33708108 · doi:10.3389/fphar.2020.582506
  2. Ahmad B, Khan S, Liu Y and others. 2020. Molecular Mechanisms of Anticancer Activities of PuerarinCancer management and research. PMID 32021425 · doi:10.2147/CMAR.S233567
  3. Maji AK, Pandit S, Banerji P and others. 2014. Pueraria tuberosa: a review on its phytochemical and therapeutic potentialNatural product research. PMID 24980468 · doi:10.1080/14786419.2014.928291
  4. Kamboj VP. 1988. A review of Indian medicinal plants with interceptive activityThe Indian journal of medical research. PMID 2844661
  5. Kamboj VP, Dhawan BN. 1982. Research on plants for fertility regulation in IndiaJournal of ethnopharmacology. PMID 6752588 · doi:10.1016/0378-8741(82)90004-6

Laboratory and animal studies6

  1. R Giri K, M Palandurkar K, Prakash V and others. 2024. In vivo analysis of puerarin from Pueraria tuberosa as a promising galactagogueBioinformation. PMID 40162455 · doi:10.6026/9732063002001574
  2. Mandal SK, Mukherjee N, Ray AS and others. 2024. An ethnopharmacological approach to evaluate antiparasitic and health-promoting abilities of Pueraria tuberosa (Willd.) DC. in livestockPloS one. PMID 39028725 · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0305667
  3. Kanthaliya B, Joshi A, Arora J and others. 2023. Effect of Biotic Elicitors on the Growth, Antioxidant Activity and Metabolites Accumulation in In Vitro Propagated Shoots of Pueraria tuberosaPlants (Basel, Switzerland). PMID 36986988 · doi:10.3390/plants12061300
  4. Satpathy S, Patra A, Hussain MD and others. 2021. A fraction of Pueraria tuberosa extract, rich in antioxidant compounds, alleviates ovariectomized-induced osteoporosis in rats and inhibits growth of breast and ovarian cancer cellsPloS one. PMID 33444328 · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0240068
  5. Srivastava S, Shree P, Tripathi YB. 2017. Active phytochemicals of Pueraria tuberosa for DPP-IV inhibition: in silico and experimental approachJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders. PMID 29201861 · doi:10.1186/s40200-017-0328-0
  6. Sawale PD, Singh RR, Arora S. 2015. Stability and quality of herb (Pueraria Tuberosa)-milk model systemJournal of food science and technology. PMID 25694723 · doi:10.1007/s13197-013-1067-y

Reference lists that include it

Stigmasterol

Reviewed by Dr. Awadesh Pratap Singh, BAMS, on 11 October 2026. What that review covered.

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