As a young naturalist growing up in the Deep South, I feared kudzu. I’d walk an extra mile to avoid patches of it and the writhing knots of snakes that everyone said were breeding within.

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Often called “the vine that ate the South,” Kudzu is an invasive plant that has its grip over a great deal of land in West Virginia, and it all began with an expo.

So could a herbal supplement called kudzu help us drink less without even noticing? Kudzu, whose scientific name is Pueraria mirfica, is a vine used in Chinese medicine for a variety of health ...