Mucuna pruriens is an annual climbing shrub with long vines that can reach over 15 metres (50 feet) in length. When the plant is young, it is almost completely covered with fuzzy hairs, but when older, it is almost completely free of hairs.

Aug 15, 2023 · Mucuna pruriens, or velvet bean, is a tropical legume that might boost dopamine levels. This “magical bean” has been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic medicine. Recent studies suggest it may help reduce symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease and infertility in men.

Oct 15, 2021 · Discover the amazing health benefits of Mucuna pruriens. Learn what Mucuna is, its benefits, dosing, side effects, & precautions.

Mucuna pruriens belongs to the Fabaceae family and is ordinarily known as velvet bean, in English cowitch and Hindi Kawaanch. The restorative quality of this bean makes it an excellent component in pharmaceutical and therapeutic applications.

Sep 20, 2024 · 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 anxiety and depression. However, more studies are needed to confirm its benefits and safety.

Sep 14, 2018 · Mucuna pruriens is a creeping vine that can be found growing in India, the Caribbean and tropical areas of Africa. This tropical plant is also often referred to as “velvet bean” due to the velvet-like coating of hairs that cover its seedpods.

Mucuna pruriens Seed DEFINITION The article consists of the dried seeds of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. (Family Fabaceae). It contains NLT 3.0% of levodopa on the dried basis. SYNONYMS Carpogon capitatus Roxb. Carpogon niveus Roxb. Carpopogon pruriens (L.) Roxb. Dolichos pruriens L. Marcanthus cochinchinense Lour.

Background: The present study was conducted to evaluate the antioxidative potential of leaves and seeds of Mucuna nivea due to presence of various bioactive phytoconstituents observed in preliminary phytochemical investigation.

The seeds of Mucuna nivea, M. pruriens and M. utilis showed ash 4.3-5.1%, oil 4.9-5.5%, protein 25.9-27.5%, L-dopa 3.6-4.2%, trypsin 28.5-39.7 mg/g and chymotrypsin inhibitor activity 19.3-24.6 mg/g.

Jul 30, 2021 · Mucuna pruriens: Semiwoody twining vines. Stems and branchlets slender, with dense long fine hairs and often coarser longer hairs, later glabrous. Leaves up to 46 cm; petiole 8–26 cm, hairy like stem; stipels robust, tapering to tip, 4–5 mm; leaflets papery, adaxially sparsely or abundantly hairy when young, later glabrous, abaxially clothed with short white silky hairs, lateral veins 5 ...