Antiparkinson drug - Mucuna pruriens shows antioxidant and metal chelating activity
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Mucuna pruriens in Parkinson disease
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether Mucuna pruriens (MP), a levodopa-containing leguminous plant growing in all tropical areas worldwide, may be used as alternative source of levodopa for indigent individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) who cannot afford long-term therapy with marketed levodopa preparations. METHODS We investigated efficacy and safety of single-dose intake of MP powder from roas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Phytotherapy Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0951-418X
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2109