Mucuna Pruriens Extract (15% L-Dopa) Capsules

Mucuna pruriens is a legume known as “velvet bean” or “Cowhage” containing a phenolic compound in the seeds, L-Dopa (1). Mucuna Pruriens Extract (L-Dopa 15%) Capsules Benefits Stress support (ref)* Precursor to the neurotransmitter dopamine (ref)* Mucuna Pruriens Extract (L-Dopa 15%) Capsules Mode of Action Mucuna belongs to the sub-family Papilionaceae which includes 150 species of legumes. Mucuna is indigenous to tropical and sub-tropical areas and is regarded as a food source due to its viable proteins and digestibility. It was widely cultivated in eastern India and southern China and is cultivated for food use in Africa, Asia, America, and the Pacific Islands (1). Mucuna Pruriens’s seeds contain L-Dopa which is a precursor to the neurotransmitter dopamine (1). L-Dopa, or Levodopa, is the main constituent of Mucuna, along with nicotinic acid, serotonin and the precursor 5-HTP (2). Mature seeds contain between 3-12.5% L-Dopa, and the leaves contain only 0.5%(2). L-Dopa is a d