Description
COWHAGE PLANET (MUCUNA PRURIENS)
Cowhage contains levodopa (L-dopa), a medication that is used to treat Parkinson disease. Symptoms of Parkinson disease occur in patients due to low levels of dopamine in the brain. L-dopa is changed to dopamine in the brain.
Mucuna pruriens is a species of bean that grows in the tropics. It is very rich in natural levodopa, which is better tolerated and more potent than the synthetic levodopa in Sinemet, Madopar, or Stalevo. Mucuna seed extract has been an effective treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in many patients.
Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae) is an established herbal drug used for the management of male infertility, nervous disorders, and also as an aphrodisiac. It has been shown that its seeds are potentially of substantial medicinal importance.
