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Mucunapruriens


MucunaPruriens, or Velvet Bean, is a bean that grows from trees and is very itchy to touch due to serotonin on its surface. It is a good source of L-DOPA, and contains some other molecules that may aid the benefits of L-DOPA. The other psychoactives in Mucuna are dosed too low to be relevant.

Things To
Know & Note


Is a Form Of Nootropic
Aphrodisiac
Primary Function Cognitive Function and Brain Health
Also Known As Velvet Bean, Cowitch, Werepe, Karara, Agbara
Do Not Confuse With Levodopa (active ingredient)

How to Take Mucunapruriens


Recommended dosage, active amounts, other details

Supplement-wise, 5g of MucunaPrurients dried powder has been used with efficacy in some human studies on Parkinson's Disease and Fertility. This dose or doses upwards of it should be a good starting point.
If your supplement is standardized for L-DOPA and you are supplementing for an effect attributed to L-DOPA, then start with about 1/2 the L-DOPA equivalent and work up if needed (this is due to the same amount of L-DOPA in Mucuna being more bioactive relative to isolated L-DOPA without carbidopa).
MucunaPruriens can be eaten isolated as a food product, but cooking is required to destroy trypsin inhibitors in the beans (so protein absorption is not hindered) yet cooking also destroys L-DOPA.
Some supplements use the cotyledon of MucunaPruriens, which may have different nutrient profiles relative to the bean or whole root.