Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens)

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Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens) JoAnn Guest Apr 19, 2005 19:03 PDT

 

A source of the dopa that's converted by the brain to the

neurotransmitter dopamine. Reductions in dopamine have been associated

with Parkinson's disease, which occurs when brain cells that produce

dopamine are destroyed.

 

Velvet beans have actually been used in clinical trials to treat

Parkinson’s.

 

The researchers at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine used

a velvet bean preparation called HP-0 which is derived from the inner

part of the bean. The HP-0 was standardized so that each gram of the

preparation contained 33.33 milligrams of L-dopa.

 

Velvet bean also contains bufotenine (a cholinesterase inhibitor) and

serotonin (a brain neurotransmitter that may be involved in learning,

sleep, and control of moods).

 

Bufotenine treats parasitic intestinal worms; pesticide. In Ayurvedic

medicine it’s considered a tonic and aphrodisiac to the reproductive

system, rejuvenative, excellent for Vata. An herbal source of levadopa.

1 tablespoon = 25/100 Sinemet but without the carbidopa.

It may help with improving sexual dysfunction, loss of libido,

stimulating arousal, and increasing intensity and frequency of orgasms

for both men and women.

 

L-Dopa is an effective inhibitor of pituitary prolactin release.

Excess prolactin is thought to cause erection failures.

 

http://www.herbnet.com/Herb%20Uses_p16.htm

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