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Mucuna pruriens Seed

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2025-11-24
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Mucuna pruriens Seed

 


 

DEFINITION

The article consists of the dried seeds of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. (Family Fabaceae). It contains NLT 3.0% of levodopa on the dried basis.

 

SYNONYMS

Carpogon capitatus Roxb.

Carpogon niveus Roxb.

Carpopogon pruriens (L.) Roxb.

Dolichos pruriens L.

Marcanthus cochinchinense Lour.

Mucuna axillaris Baker

Mucuna bernieriana Bail.

Mucuna cochinchinense (Lour.) A. Chev.

Mucuna esquirolii H. Lev.

Mucuna luzoniensis Merr.

Mucuna lyonii Merr.

Mucuna minima Haines

Mucuna nivea (Roxb.) DC.

Mucuna prurita Wight

Mucuna sericophylla Perkins

Mucuna velutina Hassk.