Fabaceae · seed
Velvet bean
Mucuna pruriens
Classical rasayana seed with a modern L-DOPA assay. In this catalog mainly as an interaction-class warning.
Safety first
Seeds contain L-DOPA. Combining with carbidopa/levodopa or disrupting a Parkinson regimen is a neurologist's problem. Pod hairs are intensely irritating. Not cheaper Sinemet. Restricted.
Tradition vs trials
Traditional record. Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia: kapikacchu seed as vrishya/rasayana. The L-DOPA content is why Western neurology noticed it.
Trial literature. Small Parkinson-disease trials of seed powder exist. They do not make this an over-the-counter replacement for regulated levodopa products.
Practical ranges
Educational ranges — not a prescription. Culinary use is not an extract.
seed
Parkinson trial powders are clinician-research objects, not a catalog DIY range
Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India / Parkinson trial literature — Educational range only — not a prescription. A licensed clinician individualizes product, dose, and duration.
Pregnancy, nursing, children
- Pregnancy. Avoid.
- Nursing. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
- Children. Insufficient reliable data; avoid unless a clinician directs otherwise.
Contraindications
- unsupervised Parkinson self-treatment
- handling unprocessed itchy pods without protection
Key interactions
- carbidopa-levodopa / MAO-B inhibitors / antipsychotics · avoid
Do not freelance a Parkinson regimen.