PHARMCOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF VELVET BEAN (MUCUNA PRURIENS HOOK.): A REVIEW ARTICLE
Dr. Rohit Maan* and Dr. Jagdish Mohan Onkar
ABSTRACT
Mucuna pruriens is also called Velvet Bean, Cowitch and Cowage in English and kaunch beej in Hindi. Its seeds are commonly used to manage Parkinson’s disease and treat erectile dysfunction, oligospermia and impotence in men. It contains levodopa that increases circulating dopamine levels, which makes it an effective alternative or natural medicine for Parkinson’s disease. It is also known for its effects on hormones. It decreases prolactin level and increases testosterone level in men. Therefore, it is used to treat hyperprolactinemia (high prolactin level) and low testosterone level.
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