The Book of Kudzu [Paperback]

William Shurtleff (Author), Akiko Aoyagi (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: Avery; 1st edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895292874
• ISBN-13: 978-0895292872
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,223,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Book of Kudzu, May 20, 2001

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This review is from: The Book of Kudzu (Paperback)

Great book on all you need to know about Kudzu powder. There are recipes, history of kudzu, and instructions on making the powder. The book however, is limited to uses and receipes of the powder only and does not include uses of the leaves, shoots, roots, etc. Interesting and worth buying.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kudzu the plant that could save us., September 26, 2009

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Marvelous Bunny "marvelousbunny" (NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Book of Kudzu (Paperback)

Kudzu is growing all over the public spaces where we live, especially in the south. Every day the papers are full of ads for animals that are being given away or neglected because the owners don't have enough money for feed. Kudzu could be used to save small farms and animals. We need to think outside the box and use this plant to our benefit and get people to harvest it from the public spaces. In the last depression a department of public works was created to give people jobs and it worked. We can do the same thing and Kudzu can be a part of the plan.
The awful truth of the matter is that somebody is making money on our stupidity and apathy. They could use this plant to finish the animals before slaughter, instead of GMO corn and soy. MONSANTO profits from the GMO foods as they get us ready for their nightmare of a "trans-genetic world" in which they want to own the food chain. (To learn more about the dangers of GMO go to [...] and order THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO.) We could use this plant to feed the poor and also sell it for profit. It is considered a great delicacy in Japan as well as an herbal remedy. You can even make cloth out of it! I would say it was right up there with hemp.
This book was very interesting and I hope you will check it out and learn about Kudzu an important versatile plant.

4.0 out of 5 stars Typically exhaustive-, November 30, 2011

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This review is from: The Book of Kudzu (Paperback)

Fits right in with the other Shurtleff/Aoyagi books, giving a thorough insight into the lore and use of this exceptional food product. All these resource books should be made available in Kindle format for a new generation.

-Thomas