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The Magic Velvet Bean of Mucuna pruriens

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2012
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.
Lucia Raffaella Lampariello, Alessio Cortelazzo, Roberto Guerranti, Claudia Sticozzi, Giuseppe Valacchi   +4 more
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EFFECT OF MUCUNA (Mucuna pruriens) ON SPERMIOGRAMS OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF BUCKS

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2015
The study was carried out to investigate the potential effect of Mucuna pruriens seed powder on spermiograms of West African Dwarf bucks (WAD). Twenty bucks were randomly assigned to five treatments consisting of four animals each receiving 0, 25, 50, 75,
James Olamitibo Daramola, John Adesanya Abiona, Olusiji Frederick Smith, Olubunkola Ajike Isah, Olusiji Sunday Sowande, Moshood Olajire Olaniyi, Jimoh Alao Olanite   +6 more
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Mucuna pruriens De Candolle 1825

Legume Science, 2022
Published as part of Jiang, Kai-Wen, Tian, Bin & Pan, Bo, 2022, Legume additions to the flora of China, pp.
Jiang, Kai-Wen, Tian, Bin, Pan, Bo
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Effect of Mucuna pruriens on brain NMDA receptor and tau protein gene expression in cerebral ischemic rats. [PDF]

Front Physiol, 2023
Present study aimed to assess effect of pre-treatment with Mucuna pruriens seed extract and its bioactive molecule(s) on NMDAR and Tau protein gene expression in cerebral ischemic rodent model. Methanol extract of M.
Parvatikar PP, Patil SM, Patil BS, Reddy RC, Bagoji I, Kotennavar MS, Patil S, Patil AV, Das KK, Das SN, Bagali S.   +10 more
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Japanese Mucuna pruriens (Hasshou Beans) Showed Fast-acting and Long-lasting Effects in Parkinson's Disease. [PDF]

Intern Med
Objective Mucuna pruriens (MP) is a legume whose seeds contain levodopa (LD), which has potential therapeutic effects against Parkinson's disease (PD). However, further research is needed to thoroughly evaluate its efficacy and safety for treating this ...
Sakata M, Miyamoto K, Koh J, Nagashima Y, Kondo T, Ito H.   +5 more
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Physicochemical, amino acid profile and sensory qualities of biscuit produced from a blend of wheat and velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) flour. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
This study investigated the amino acid, physicochemical and sensory qualities of biscuit made from composite flours of wheat and velvet bean. The incorporation of velvet bean flour significantly increased (p 
Ezegbe CC, Onyeka JU, Nkhata SG.
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The Measurement of Antioxidant Activity of Velvet Beans (Mucuna pruriens) and Velvet Beans (Mucuna pruriens) in Coffee Preparations

Biomedika, 2021
Antioxidant activity tests of methanol extracts of velvet beans (Mucuna pruriens) and velvet beans (Mucuna pruriens) in coffee preparations have been previously carried out by several researchers. This present study aims to examine the phytochemical and antioxidant activities of methanol extracts of Mucuna pruriens and Mucuna pruriens in coffee ...
Purwati Purwati, Indah Tri Susilowati
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Effect of Mucuna pruriens seed extract on depression-like behavior derived from mild traumatic brain injury in rats. [PDF]

Biomedicine (Taipei)
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a severe health problem for which there is no specific treatment, leading to neurological or neuropsychological consequences.
Mata-Bermudez A, Trejo-Chávez R, Martínez-Vargas M, Pérez-Arredondo A, de Los Ángeles Martínez-Cardenas M, Diaz-Ruiz A, Rios C, Romero-Sánchez HA, Martínez-Antonio A, Navarro L.   +9 more
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Mucuna pruriens

, 2010
58. Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. (Fig. 4D) United States, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia) (Aymard et al. 1999). Selected Vouchers:—Piedade, Araújo et al. 377 (IPA, UFP).
Araújo, Diogo, Alves, Marccus
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Review of Mucuna pruriens L. therapeutic potential for Parkinson’s disease

Медицинский совет, 2020
Parkinson’s disease is a multifactorial disorder of the nervous system, the main features of which are progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the nigra pars compacta nigrostriatal tract and subsequent deficiency of the neurotransmitter ...
A. S. Panova, D. S. Dergachev, M. A. Subotyalov, V. D. Dergachev   +3 more
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