Velvet Bean?

[kool-aidman]

somthing that may help, i'm going to get some and try,

Database entry for Velvet bean - Mucuna pruriens - Velvet bean - Mucuna pruriens- Velvet bean - Mucuna pruriens - Velvet bean - Mucuna pruriens

[Kritters]

OMG, Kool! Nescafe' the coffee substitute! I remember that as a kid with the crystals for instant coffee! I wonder if it's the same in nutritive and therapeutic value? Do they even sell Nescafe now? Amazing!
Kritts

[Jo]

Thanks Kool - great find.

The main plant chemicals found in velvet bean include: alkaloids, alkylamines, arachidic acid, behenic acid, betacarboline, beta-sitosterol, bufotenine, cystine, dopamine, fatty acids, flavones, galactose d, gallic acid, genistein, glutamic acid, glutathione, glycine, histidine, hydroxygenistein, 5-hydroxytryptamine, isoleucine, l-dopa, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, lysine, mannose d, methionine, 6-methoxyharman, mucunadine, mucunain, mucunine, myristic acid, niacin, nicotine, oleic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, phenylalanine, prurienidine, prurienine, riboflavin, saponins, serine, serotonin, stearic acid, stizolamine, threonine, trypsin, tryptamine, tyrosine, valine, and vernolic acid.

WOW. I wonder if its any good for treating myiasis?

Cant wait to find out how ya go with that!!

Jo xxx

[tcmgpt13]

FHA - Effects of crude extracts of Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae) and Carica papaya (Caricaceae) against the protozoan fish parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis - Article Summary

[kool-aidman]

Well I have to say it reduces the itching by 60%, the first day, but my musical twitching is still there, and my stomach noises still there, I’ll keep updates

[Jo]

Wow - thats quick. Some herbs etc take 3 months to take effect.

I had terrible stomach noises for years, which have gone now. Wish i knew which treatment did the trick, probably a combination of stuff. Do you get fatigue?

Jo xxx

[Jo]

This thread started off about velvet beans.

The Fava bean (broad bean) is chemically very similar and I used to love them as a 10 year old.

Just tried them again and twice now they have given me stomach upset. So naturally I'm wondering why?



I've found out the following:

• they can help fight malaria
• like Velvet beans they contain L-dopa, used to treat Parkinsons
• they contain Tyramine which produces Catecholamines
• in plants Catecholamines have a possible protective role against insect predators, and injuries to plant structures
• they may help balance hormones
• in patients with the hereditary condition glucose-6-phospate dehydrogenase deficiency, eaten raw, they can be fatal. This potentially fatal condition is called "favism"
• anyone taking monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (anti-depressants) shouldn't eat them, due to hypertension crisis

Is it my morgs that dislikes them, or my gut?

Anyone else have a funny reaction to broad beans? I'd be interested to know.

Jo xxx

Fava Beans: Great for Hormone Replacement With Anti-Cancer Potential
Vicia faba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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[hurtin1]

Thanks Jo ,,4 the great thread,,,and I thought el-dopa wuz a mexican resteraunt!!LOL