Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Neurodegenerative disease in perspective 1.2. Searching for symptoms in traditional medicine 1.3. Approaches to scientific investigation 1.4. Plants as a source of useful therapeutic agents in neurodegenerative diseases 2. Plants and their constituents from Ayurvedic medicine 2.1 Withania somnifera 2.2. Bacopa monniera 2.3. Centella asiatica 2.4. Mucuna pruriens 3. ...

The potential for mucuna bean protein isolate (MBPI) application as functional ingredient in foods is unknown. In this study nutritional quality and physicochemical properties of MBPI were investigated. Bean samples were processed for L-dopa extraction in distilled water adjusted to pH 3.2 at 60°C for 48hr. MBPI was extracted at pH 9.0 and isoelectrically precipitated at pH 4.5. MBPI from raw a...

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the antitumor effect and antioxidant role of Mucuna pruriens (Family: Fabaceae) against EAC bearing Swiss albino mice. The effect of methanol extract of Mucuna pruriens (MEMP) on tumor growth and hosts survival time was studied by the following parameters: tu-mor volume, packed cell volume, viable and non-viable cell count and life span of the host. M...

In this study, the antioxidant activity and phytochemical analysis of extracts from bark Fagara zanthoxyloides seeds Mucuna pruriens were performed. Phytochemical quantified total polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins anthocyanins was evaluated by DPPH method. The high levels polyphenols are obtained aqueous extract F. zanthoxyloïdes (488.6 ± 1.1 GAE/g) methanolic (142.9±12.9 GAE/...

Mucuna pruriens seeds have been widely used against snakebite in traditional medicine. The antivenin property of a water extract of seeds was assessed in vivo in mice. The serum of mice treated with extract was tested for its immunological properties. Two proteins of Echis carinatus venom with apparent molecular masses of 25 and 16 kDa were detected by Western blot analysis carried out using Ig...

Mucuna bean (Mucuna pruriens L.) is a legume having high protein content which has the potential as source of bioactive peptides. One peptides an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, thus, mucuna beans might be used antihypertensive compounds. This study aimed to increase functionality proteins from ACE inhibitors using combination fermentation and enzymatic hydrolysis followed by mem...

BACKGROUND Mucuna pruriens, Tribulus terrestris and Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) are widely known as antioxidant effective herbals and have been reported to possess aphrodisiac activities in traditional usages. In this study, we determined the effects of these herbals on sexual functions, serum biochemical parameters, oxidative stress and levels of NF-κB, Nrf2, and HO-1 in reproductive tiss...