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Mucuna Pruriens and Medicine - Mucuna Pruriens (DopaBean) 15% L-Dopa
Mucuna and Medicine
Mucuna pruriens, commonly known as velvet bean or cowitch, is a plant indigenous to India A clinical
study confirmed the efficacy of the seeds in the management of Parkinson’s disease by virtue of their
L-Dopa content1,5. Mucuna pruriens, recognized as an aphrodisiac in Ayurveda, has been shown to
increase testosterone levels2, leading to deposition of protein in the muscles and increased muscle
mass and strength3. The extract is also known to enhance mental alertness and improve coordination4.
1. Manyam, B.V., et. al. (1995) J. of Alternative and Comp. Med., 1 (3) 249-255.
2. Amin, K.M.Y. (1996) Fitoterapia, 67:53-58.
3. Bhasin, S., et. al. (1996) New England J. of Med., 335, 1-7.
4. Singh, R.H. et al. (1989) J. Res. Ayur. Siddha, 1(1):1-6.
5. Bell , Nulu and Cone (1971). Phytochem. 10, 2191-2194
According to the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation of Chennai, traditional healthcare uses of
Mucuna pruriens (local names: Baidhanka (Oriya), Rundulu (Rana), Tuliarimalalaha (Kandha))
in southern India are as follows:
i. Abdominal discomfort: Grind the root of Mucuna pruriens to make a paste. Take this paste
orally once a day for two days.
ii. Cholera: Boil the roots of Mucuna pruriens with four litres of water. Filter the decoction. Take
one glass of this decoction orally with honey eight times a day until cured.
iii. Diabetes: Grind together the following into powder: 50 g seeds of Mucuna pruriens, 50 g seeds
of Hygrophila auriculata, 50 g tubers of Ipomoea digitata, 50 g roots of Withania somnifera, 50 g
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tuber of Curculigo orchioides and 50 g tuber of Salmalia malabarica. Take one teaspoonful of this
powder orally with one glass of water in which sugar candy is already dissolved, twice a day
for a month.
iv. Infertility (In men): Put 10 g roots of Mucuna pruriens s glass of cow milk. After few minutes
the colour of this milk change to black. Take this glass of milk orally in t ...
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