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Mucuna Pruriens

Mucuna pruriens, or velvet bean, is a tropical climbing legume whose seeds naturally contain L-dopa.

Also listed as Velvet Bean, Cowitch, Werepe, Karara

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The extract amount does not tell the whole story

A US analysis tested 16 supplements: one had no detectable levodopa; the others supplied 2–241 mg per labeled serving. The study sampled one batch per product, so these figures describe the tested products, not every current brand. 1

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