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Living in the South has made me a kudzu warrior. I’ve battled that vine at most of the properties I’ve owned in Georgia. At times, I’ve sat and watched it grow. Know your enemy. That’s right. I’ve put my time in.
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New research on humans shows that puerarin, an extract from the kudzu root, reduces alcohol use. Harvard study shows potential of the herbal extract to prevent the disease.
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Kudzu, that fast-growing, stubborn, leafy vine that covers millions of acres of the southeastern U.S. has also been found to be a major source of surface ozone, a pollutant that can cause serious health problems in humans.
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Kudzu, the invasive vine overrunning the southern United States, has been found in Canada for the first time. A patch on the north shore of Lake Erie near the town of Kingsville, Ontario, was first noticed in July of this year.
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Kudzu is a vine that has literally eaten the Southern part of the U.S. It's native to Asia, but was introduced into the U.S.A. in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. It was then considered an ornamental vine, and was planted in the South.
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