Highlights•Pueraria Flos is a traditional anti-alcoholic cognate with a history of 2000 years in
China.•Summarize the information of ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, quality control …

Pueraria montana var. lobata is widely known as kudzu especially in Japan, China, Korea,
and other Asian countries. This plant is an ingredient for traditional food and an herbal …

The use of plants have become a important trend in cosmetic market, with a crescent
number of patent applications. Despite various herbal-based ingredients have been …

BACKGROUND Equol is a major isoflavone metabolite, and equol‐producing bacteria have
been isolated and characterized; however, fermentation has been performed with soybean …

Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem.(AES; family Araliaceae) is a medicinal plant and has been
reported to have various bioactivities, including anticancer and hepatotoxicity protective …

The delayed and impaired wound healing caused by dexamethasone (DEX) is commonly
reported. Puerarin, the major isoflavone found in Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) …

Although the roots and flowers of P. thunbergiana are known to have various physiologically
active effects, studies on the anti-melanin production and anti-photoaging effects of its leaf …

Paederia foetida (PF) has antidiarrheal, antidiabetic, and anti‐inflammatory activities.
However, its biological activities on skin remain unclear. In this study, we examined the …

Isoflavone itself is less available in the body without the aid of intestinal bacteria. In this
study, we searched for isoflavone-transforming bacteria from human fecal specimens (n …

Patrinia scabiosifolia (PS) has bioactivities such as antitumor and anti‐inflammation effects.
However, its effects on human skin physiological activities, such as skin regeneration and …