L-Dopa is the drug of choice in the treatment of Parkinson's disease but it has dose related adverse effects such as nausea, vomiting, orthostatic hypotension, end of dose deterioration, on off phenomena and on chronic therapy motor complications synonymous to parkinsonism. Mucuna pruriens (M.P) commonly known as velvet beans or cowitch are used in case of spasms associated with Parkins onism. ...

Drought is one of the major constraints limiting agricultural production worldwide and is expected to increase in the future. Limited water availability causes significant effects to plant growth and physiology. Plants have evolved different traits to mitigate the stress imposed by drought. The presence of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) could play an important role in improving pla...

The aim of this study was to determine the potential some Ghanaian underutilized legumes in helping reduce problems poverty, hunger and malnutrition among vulnerable group population. looked into functional properties, fat fatty acid distribution, raffinose, sucrose, glucose, fructose, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, copper, manganese, zinc, cyanide isoflavone contents raw processe...

The diverse applications of Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean) in various fields, including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and industry. is a highly esteemed medicinal plant that has been extensively used traditional medicine systems across different countries. It exhibits wide range therapeutic properties, sedative, anti-inflammatory, anti-depressant, anti-Parkinson's activities, making it promising...

The present study was aimed at characterizing the effects of Withania somnifera (Wse) and Mucuna pruriens (Mpe) on a Drosophila melanogaster model for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In particular, the effects of Wse and Mpe were assessed following feeding the flies selectively overexpressing the wild human copper, zinc-superoxide dismutase (hSOD1-gain-of-function) in Drosophila motoneuron...

Root-knot nematode is an important pest in agricultural production worldwide. Crop rotation is the only management strategy in some production systems, especially for resource poor farmers in developing countries. A series of experiments was conducted in the laboratory with several leguminous cover crops to investigate their potential for managing a mixture of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne a...

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh informasi tentang keragaman sifat kuantitatif produksi hijauan beberapa genotipe lokal koro benguk (Mucuna pruriens) sebagai bahan seleksi perbaikan genetik tanaman. Benih dari 3 asal Sidoarjo, Surabaya, dan Ponorogo, ditanam dalam polybag (150 setiap lokal) selama 60 hari. Sifat yang diamati adalah panjang batang, jumlah daun, bobot berat hijauan. masi...