Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the development of rigidity, resting tremors and postural instability. Recently, the focus of PD’s treatment has shifted towards herbal medicines. Mucuna pruriens (Mp) and Withania somnifera (Ws) are traditional herbal medicines known to have neuro-protective effects due to the L-DOPA present in Mp seed powder and withano...

ABSTRACT This work aimed to evaluate the phytotechnical performance of succession involving pre-croppings maize and Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean) or intercropping these species in agroecological cultivation broccoli presence absence fermented compost fertilization. The experimental design was randomized blocks a factorial scheme 2 (maize monoculture intercropped with velvet x (absence fertiliza...

Abstarct: Use of herbal medicines prevails in rural and urban areas of the world; especially for treating ailments which allopathic medicines fail to treat. Present study was undertaken for the pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of Mucuna pruriens, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and Myristica fragrans, alone and in combination. The acute toxicity was studied on mice and sub chronic toxicity a...