In the study data, the control rats began at a significantly lower weight than those receiving the Mucuna test dosages. While the average starting weight of the 21 tested rats was 190.7 g, the ...

Mucuna pruriens (M. pruriens), a plant belonging to the bean family, may improve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, prevent heart problems by lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and ease ...

India (Deccan): seeds eaten. Malawi (southern region): seeds eaten. Cooking process reported laborious. Mozambique (Macossa district): seeds/ beans, which have fallen to the ground, are boiled. The ...

Cohen said he and his team began investigating Mucuna supplements after concerned parents said they believed their son was having serious psychiatric effects from the products and wouldn't stop ...

In their paper published in the journal JAMA Neurology, the group describes testing the levels of levodopa in several Mucuna pruriens–based supplements. Levodopa (known more commonly as L-DOPA ...

In 1936, Indian scientists Ramaswamy and colleagues announced the isolation of L-DOPA, in its pure form, from the seeds of Mucuna. Yet this discovery was not given its due importance simply ...

Mucuna pruriens is a member of the big family; Fabaceae. It is a lofty climber with pubescent stems. The flowers are deep purple to almost black. The fruit is densely clothed with rusty stinging ...