The Magic Velvet Bean of Mucuna pruriens

Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae) is an established herbal drug used for the management of male infertility, nervous disorders, and also as an aphrodisiac. It has been shown that its seeds are potentially of substantial medicinal importance. The ancient Indian medical system, Ayurveda, traditionally used M...

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Published in:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Main Authors: Lucia Raffaella Lampariello, Alessio Cortelazzo, Roberto Guerranti, Claudia Sticozzi, Giuseppe Valacchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-10-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016301195