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A dose of approx. 0.148 MBq (4µCi) of radiolabeled extract was found to be sufficient to be metabolically tracked in rats using a scintillation counter. Analysis showed radiolabel accumulated in all major tissues, including bones, and that kudzu isoflavone extracts underwent enterohepatic circulation. We then produced a 14C-radiolabeled kudzu isoflavone-enriched fraction from a high isoflavone yielding kudzu hairy root genotype in vitro, which was used to track the absorption, distribution, and elimination of kudzu isoflavones in rats. Pharmacokinetics showed that kudzu isoflavones were rapidly absorbed, distributed into all tissues including bones, underwent enterohepatic circulation, and was largely eliminated in the urine and feces. Femur bone extracts were analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS and found to contain puerarin, daidzein, and puerarin glucuronide, which suggests that kudzu isoflavones may be able to have a role in promoting bone health. 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