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Mucuna pruriens Seed Powder
DEFINITION
The article consists of the dried seeds of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. (Family Fabaceae), reduced to a fine or very fine powder. It contains NLT 3.0% of levodopa on the dried basis.
POTENTIAL CONFOUNDING MATERIALS
None known
CONSTITUENTS OF INTEREST
Amino acid: Levodopa
Alkaloids: Mucunine, mucunadine, prurienidine, and prurieninine
IDENTIFICATION
• A. Botanical Characteristics
Macroscopic: Pale cream-colored powder
Microscopic: Shows fragments of testa with…