Kudzu root is often used in conditions like fever, headache, dizziness, neck stiffness, extreme thirst, diabetes, eruptive problem, diarrhea, limb weakness after stroke, chest pain and alcoholism.^[3],[4],[5]

• Kudzu root expels pathogens from muscles and skin to reduce fever
  For cold and flu conditions that develop high fever, slight chills, headache, dry nose, and a thin yellow tongue coating, kudzu root can work with bupleurum root, baical skullcap root, and Dahurian angelica root to expel heat pathogens from the muscles and skin. In case if individuals have obvious chills, aversion to wind blowing, no sweating, neck and shoulder stiffness, then kudzu root can work with ephedra, cassia twig, white peony root and liquorice root to expel wind and cold pathogens from the muscles and skin.
• Kudzu root promotes eruption to detoxify
  Kudzu root is often used in rash problems such as measles, the herb promotes the skin eruption process and facilitate recovery. Kudzu root often works along with bugbane rhizome, red peony root and liquorice root for the conditions. Sometimes, peppermint, great burdock fruit, schizonepeta herb and cicada slough are used to work with kudzu root.
• Kudzu root reduces fever and promotes fluid production
  Kudzu root is ideal for quenching thirst. It can work alone, but will be better when combining with other herbs. For feverish individuals who accompanied with thirst, kudzu root can work with gypsum and anemarrhena rhizome in the remedy. After recovered from feverish conditions, some individuals may still have persistent thirst, it is proper to use kudzu root along with dwarf lily-turf tuber, dendrobium and reed rhizome to resume a normal fluid metabolism. When internal heat disturbed body fluid metabolism, individuals can have excessive drinking and eating, which similar diabetic conditions, physician may use kudzu root along with herbs like smoked plum, snakegourd root, dwarf lily-turf tuber, pilose asiabell root and astragalus root in the remedies.
• Kudzu root promotes the up-flow of pure-qi in spleen and stomach to stop diarrhea
  Infection of the intestines may result in severe diarrhea, which is regarded as a damp-heat disharmony in TCM, physicians use kudzu root along with baical skullcap root, golden thread rhizome and liquorice root for the treatment; when the diarrhea is bloody or occurred after drinking, kudzu root can work with rehmannia root, baical skullcap root and bitter orange for the treatment. Chronic diarrhea is usually associated with spleen deficiency, which can be treated by kudzu root in combination with ginseng, poria, and liquorice root.
  
  Modern TCM often uses kudzu root in the treatment of feverish conditions, intestinal flu, enteritis, hypertension accompanied with dizziness, headache or neck stiffness, coronary problems accompanied with pain and stuffiness in the chest, stroke complications, cervical spondylosis, diabetes, retinal disorder and sudden deafness.
  
  Kudzu root is also a common soup ingredient in Southern China.

Studies showed that kudzu root has effects in reducing fever, anti-inflammation, anti-bacteria, expanding blood vessels in the heart and brain, β-blocking extensively, reducing heart beating, lowering blood pressure, muscle relaxing, anti-coagulation, regulating immune and blood sugar levels, antioxidant, anti-tumor, skin beauty and estrogenic hormonal benefits.^[3],[5],[6]