The herb is boon for those who are willing to follow a weight loss plan. Mucuna is good for boosting the mood for sexual desire and the herb possesses anti-depressant effects.
Mucuna pruriens contains a natural source of L-Dopa that was brought into everybody’s attention by the movie 'Awakenings' with Robin Williams. The component stimulates the brains production of dopamine which will improve mood, sexuality and co-ordination. The herb has gone through many trials and studies showing its positive effects on Parkinson's disease. Dopamine promotes the release of HGH (human growth hormone) from the pituitary gland, and it is the hormone that aids the body build muscle and breaking down fat.
The Mucuna pruriense is well known for being both; as a very effective nervine-tonic and aphrodisiac, shown to increase testosterone levels. Many health experts also opine taking Mucuna to help maintain the practical performance of the nervous system.
The Mucuna pruriense is also used as a dietary supplement and it will help the deposition of protein in muscles and hence, can increase muscle mass and strength. The extract is also known to restore mental alertness and to improve coordination.
- Mucuna can improve libido since it is best aphrodisiac agent.
- Mucuna helps the nervous system reach optimum performance
- It is many times used to increase sperm count and ovulation in women
- To increase muscle mass and strength
- Enhances mental functioning
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Serving size: 2 Vegi caps
Servings per container: 30
Each 500 mg capsule contains: Kapikachhu
Dosage: 1-2 Capsules two times a day after meal or or as directed by your health practitioner.
According to ancient Indian medicinal science, Mucuna carries important properties to enhance the libido and therefore, the drug has been used as an aphrodisiac. Mucuna is still in use to increase libido in both men and women due to its dopamine inducing actions. Dopamine has a sound influence on sexual function.
There are many researches and clinical trials indicating Mucuna herb as a very effective nervine tonic and a mild aphrodisiac. Studies have evidenced its usefulness in maintaining optimal performance of the central nervous system in human beings. Mucuna has also been reported assisting normal nerve cell function. It contains active constituent alkaloids such as mucanine, pruridine, tannic acid, resin, lecithin and L-dopa.
Mucuna pruriens’ seed powder contains high concentrations of levodopa. Levodopa is a direct precursor of the neurotransmitter called dopamine. The herb has long been used in traditional Ayurvedic Indian medicine system for various nervous diseases including today’s Parkinsonism. In a particular amount, it also shows mind-booster tonic and calming down the aggressive mind.
Another favorable benefit of Mucuna is that it can increase the production of human growth hormone (HCG), and extracts are commonly highlighted as body-building supplements. Mucuna has also been listed to have safer diuretic effects. It is considered to be an agent that increases tissue resiliency and hence improving coordination in a dull person.
Mucuna pruriens may feature advantages in the long-term management of Parkinson's disease (PD), according to the results of a double-blind, randomized trial published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, & Psychiatry. In a crossover-design trial, eight persons suffering from Parkinson's disease were challenged with single doses of 200/50 mg L-dopa/carbidopa (LD/CD), and 15 and 30 gm of Mucuna preparation in randomized order at weekly intervals. At baseline, patients have had a short-duration L-dopa response and on period dyskinesias. UPDRS (Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale) and tapping speed were measured at baseline and repeatedly during the 4 hr after drug ingestion.
Onset of effect was noticeably faster with the 30 gm Mucuna preparation as compared to that with standard LD/CD (34.6 vs 68.5 minutes; P = .021), reflected in shorter latencies to peak L-dopa plasma concentrations. Compared with LD/CD, mean on time with 30 gm Mucuna was 21.9% (37 minutes) longer (P = .021), peak L-dopa plasma concentrations were 110% higher, and the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve was 165.3% larger (P = .012). There were no significant differences between treatments in tolerability or in dyskinesias on the modified AIMS and Goetz scales.
In 15 psychiatric patients, Mucuna pruriens 15 gm of crude seed powder was found to drastically inhibit the prolactin response to chlorpromazine injection, as effectively as 0.5 g of L-dopa). No side or harmful effects were observed in those patients ( Vaidya, R. A., Neurology (India), 1978, 26, 177) .
60 patients with Parkinson's disease were treated with Mucuna pruriens in an open study for twelve weeks. Statistically significant reductions in Hoehn and Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale scores were seen form baseline to the end of twelve weeks treatment ( Manyam B.V. 1995, J. Altern. Completment Med. Fall. 1(3): 249-255.)
Seeds of the Mucuna pruriens plant are now established to contain L-DOPA, have long been used for the treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease in ancient Eastern Indian ethno therapeutics. Following validation of the intrastraital 6-OHDA injection with amphetamine in the parkinsonian mice model, the animals were fed synthetic L-DOPA (125 or 250 mg/kg) or Mucuna pruriens endocarp (MPE, 2.5 or 5.0 g/kg) mixed with mice chow (n =6, for each dose and drug). Controls received no drug. An additional dose of L-DOPA or MPE in the same doses plus carbidopa (50 mg/kg) were administered via gavage (controls received only carbidopa 50 mg/kg) an hour prior to testing with rotometer. Contralateral rotation (to the side of the 6-OHDA lesion) (CLR) was recorded for 240 minutes as a measure of anti-Parkinson activity. Results showed that dose for dose, MPE showed twice the anti-Parkinson action compared with synthetic L-DOPA in inducing CLR in the Parkinson animal model. This study suggests that MPE may contain unidentified anti-Parkinson compounds in addition to L-DOPA, or it may have adjuvants that enhance the efficacy of L-DOPA ( Mucuna pruriens proves more effective than L-DOPA in Parkinson's disease animal model Ghazala Hussian, Bala V. Manyam *Department of Neurology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19230, Springfield, Illinois, USA .)
Mucuna pruriens Linn. (Fabaceae), commonly known as cowhage plant or kapi- kacho or kevach in Hindi, is the most popular drug in the Ayurvedic system of medicine (Chopra, R. N., Nayar, S. L. and Chopra, I. C., Indian Medicinal Plants, CSIR,New Delhi, 1956)
Its different preparations (from the seeds) are used for the management of several free radical-mediated diseases such as ageing, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, atherosclerosis, male infertility and nervous disorders. It is also used as an aphrodisiac and in the management of Parkinsonism, as it is good source of L dopa (Vaidya, R. A., Allorkar, S. D., Seth, A. R. and Panday, S. K., Neurology, 1978, 26, 179–186) The seeds of Mucuna pruriens show hypoglycemic, hypocholesterolemic acti- vity in experimental rats (Pant, M. C., Uddin, I., Bhardwaj, U. R. and Tewari, R. D., Indian J. Med. Res.,1968, 56, 1808)
Other parts of this plant are also in medicinal use, e.g. trichomes of pods are used for de-worming, decoction of root in delirium, root powder as a diuretic and anti-inflammatory agent. Similarly, the paste of fresh root is used in the treatment of lymphoedema.
The Mucuna plant is an annual, climbing shrub with long vines, which can reach over 15 meter in length. The herb bears white, lavender, or purple flowers. Mucuna have pods that are covered in loose orange hairs that can cause a severe itching if come into the contact with the skin. The beans of Mucuna herb are shiny black or brown. The herb’s habitat is found in tropical Africa, India and the Caribbean.
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Serving size: 2 Vegi caps
Servings per container: 30
Each 500 mg capsule contains: Kapikachhu
Dosage: 1-2 Capsules two times a day after meal or or as directed by your health practitioner.
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