What is Mucuna?
Mucuna is a group of approximately 100 types of climbing legumes. Legumes are a plant such as beans or peas that produce seed pods that are divided when they are ripe. Mucuna species tend to be shrubs similar to shrubs from most tropical forests and forests around the world.
Although there are a large number of recorded species, very little has been studied. Many species are traditionally used for their healing properties, with records reaching into antiquity, especially in parts of China and India. Beans or seeds of some species are cooked and used as a source of food and also dry and use as jewelry a wide range of indigenous people. This is because the group is so widespread that some scientists believe to be local conditions. Some scientists also believe that some varieties are not new species, but only hybrid or cross varieties.
Most species Mucuna produce seeds adaptObned with water scatter and conventional dispersion methods. The seeds fall from the pods when they are dried and are often carried out on the sea streams and rivers. The seeds are still viable after they wash to the shore and are able to germinate; These are commonly known as sea beans. This method of scattering is responsible for the vast geographical range of Mucuna varieties, making it difficult to identify the country of origin and leads to a scientific argument of incorrect identification. Unlike most other legumes, most Mucuna species are pollinated bats.
The most extensive Mucuna species is Mucuna Puriens , which is quickly native climbing vines in China and parts of India. This species produces masses down infested, double curved pods, which are covered by thousands of small hair. Hair is able to penetrate the skin and cause a painful feeling of stabbing and redness. If the hair enters the human eye, there will be severe pain and irritation.
Mucuna Puriens has been used for many centuries as a source of food, as a medicine and,Land as an alternative to coffee. Mucuna Puriens is still used in modern times by herbalists and indigenous people to treat a wide range of diseases and to improve physical performance and general and mental health. Different parts of the plant, including leaves, hairs, roots and beans, have different properties and are used to treat different diseases. It is important to realize that these plants should only be prepared for consumption by an expert because they are particularly potential and can cause potentially serious side effects if they are not properly prepared or if too much. If it is properly prepared, this species can be aids for increasing muscle mass and are widely sold in the form of powders, pills and drinks to the body building market.
This species contains a large amount of L-DOPA that can be turned into dopamine in the brain and is an alternative to a synthetic L-DOPA. L-DOPA is used to treat characteristic convulsions and shake of Parkinson's disease, which is the result of lack of dopamine in the brain. PMucuna Puriens is a viable alternative for many people, especially in the early stages of the disease, and has no side effects associated with synthetic L-DOPA. It is believed that Mucuna Puriens improves short -term memory, confusion and concentration.