• Powerful Antioxidant.
• Natural source of L-dopa.
• Reduces Stress.
• Jing , supporting the adrenals and kidney .

Mucuna pruriens A Powerful Source of Neurotransmitters With Wide Ranging Benefits Mucuna pruriens is a natural source of L-dopa, or levodopa, an amino that converts into dopamine. Dopamine is an essential part of the brain properly working and can easily be depleted by stress, drug abuse and stimulants. And that's not all. It contains small as of serotonin and 5-HTP making it an interesting to act as a nootropic. Studies have shown that it may be even more helpful than L-dopa drugs. It's known by several other names including velvet bean, cowhage, cowitch, kapikacchu and more. It is a bean that grows in India, Africa and other areas. In Chinese medicine, it is considered a Jing , supporting the adrenals and kidney , with its stress reducing properties. According to Ayurveda, it is balancing to all three doshas. [15] Mucuna Pruriens Benefits According to the system, Mucuna has a wide range of benefits, several of which have been studied. These include: Powerful Antioxidant, Neuro-Protective, Aphrodisiac, Anti-Snake Venom properties Increase Sperm Count and Motility, Reduces Stress, Anti-Bacterial, Blood Sugar Regulating, Helpful for the Skin, May help Darken Hair And much more! Famous superfoodist, David Wolfe states, "I categorize mucuna as an anti stimulant that should be taken with stimulant-containing foods or beverages (i.e. coffee, yerba mate, cacao, etc.) The cacao-mucuna stimulant-to-antistimulant relationship is one of the oldest known, dating back thousands of years. Historically, cacao shamans always had in their possession cacao and mucuna during their travels." This is not a standardized extract but instead an full spectrum extract, allowing the natural ratio of all the constituents. Still we tested it for what is considered the "active" part coming close to 16%. Our starting product is purely the , which is the most commonly recommended part. It is extracted with CO2, water and alcohol.