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Mucuna Pruriens Treatment Report
What is Mucuna Pruriens?
Mucuna pruriens is a tropical legume known by a multitude of common names. The seeds contain high concentrations of levodopa, a direct precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine. It has long been used in traditional Ayurvedic Indian medicine for diseases including Parkinson's Disease.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkinson's Disease PD | 11 |
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4 | ||
| Other | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Tremor | 1 | 0 |
See all 8 patients currently taking Mucuna Pruriens
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Side Effects
Dosages
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other
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3 | 50% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 33% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 17% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Patient Evaluations
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- jyve2009
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: none
- Chest: none
- Legs: none
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- jyve2009
- 700 mg daily
- since Jan 27, 2010
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Efficacy
Major
for Parkinson's Disease PD
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Stops tremors in my arms at once if taken soon after CoQ10 See full evaluation
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- Dawn Angel
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- Dawn Angel
- 1 tps. daily
- since Feb 01, 2010
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Parkinson's Disease PD
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips After 6 months, I notice nothing - positive or negative - but my herbalist (a protege of Donnie Yance) is keen on my staying the course. See full evaluation
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Report created on March 18, 2010.