Identification

Namemucuna pruriens seed
CAS Number90064-10-1
FDA UNIISearch

Regulatory

Physical Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No

No sensory data available

Safety Information

Oral/Parenteral ToxicityNot determined
Dermal ToxicityNot determined
Inhalation ToxicityNot determined

GHS Classification

['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']

Safety in Use

Categoryinformation only not used for fragrances or flavors
Recommendation for mucuna pruriens seed usage levels up tonot for fragrance use.
Recommendation for mucuna pruriens seed flavor usage levels up tonot for flavor use.

No supplier data available

Potential Uses

None Found

Natural Occurrence

mucuna pruriens seed

Synonyms

cowhage seed cowitch seed yoruba seed PubMed: [Evaluation of a new medium, eggplant (Solanum melongena) agar as a screening medium for Cryptococcus neoformans in environmental samples]. PubMed: Performance of Mashona doelings supplemented with different levels of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens L. DC. var. utilis) seed meal. PubMed: The role of L-DOPA in plants. PubMed: Comparison of the neuroprotective potential of Mucuna pruriens seed extract with estrogen in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced PD mice model. PubMed: Mucuna pruriens seed extract reduces oxidative stress in nigrostriatal tissue and improves neurobehavioral activity in paraquat-induced Parkinsonian mouse model. PubMed: The history of parkinsonism: descriptions in ancient Indian medical literature. PubMed: Protein characterization of protein bodies from cotyledons of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. PubMed: Effect of Mucuna pruriens (Linn.) on mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA damage in epididymal sperm of streptozotocin induced diabetic rat. PubMed: Bioactive compounds extracted from Indian wild legume seeds: antioxidant and type II diabetes-related enzyme inhibition properties. PubMed: Comparative genetic analysis of trichome-less and normal pod genotypes of Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae). PubMed: Analysis of some biochemical and haematological parameters for Mucuna pruriens (DC) seed powder in male rats. PubMed: Evaluation of the anti-diabetic properties of Mucuna pruriens seed extract. PubMed: Evaluation of the metabolizable energy value for growing lambs of the Mucuna pruriens seed and the whole pod. PubMed: Rapid preparation process of antiparkinsonian drug Mucuna pruriens silver nanoparticle by bioreduction and their characterization. PubMed: Effect of Mucuna pruriens Seed Extract Pretreatment on the Responses of Spontaneously Beating Rat Atria and Aortic Ring to Naja sputatrix (Javan Spitting Cobra) Venom. PubMed: Mucuna pruriens Linn. seed extract pretreatment protects against cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular depressant effects of Naja sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) venom in rats. PubMed: A proton NMR study of the effect of Mucuna pruriens on seminal plasma metabolites of infertile males. PubMed: Protective effects of Mucuna pruriens seed extract pretreatment against cardiovascular and respiratory depressant effects of Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan pit viper) venom in rats. PubMed: Effect of Mucuna pruriens (Linn.) on oxidative stress-induced structural alteration of corpus cavernosum in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat. PubMed: Evaluation of velvet bean meal as an alternative protein ingredient for poultry feed. PubMed: Mucuna pruriens attenuates haloperidol-induced orofacial dyskinesia in rats. PubMed: A water extract of Mucuna pruriens provides long-term amelioration of parkinsonism with reduced risk for dyskinesias. PubMed: Effect of Mucuna pruriens (Linn.) on sexual behavior and sperm parameters in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male rat. PubMed: Nutritional and anti-nutritional potential of three accessions of itching bean (Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC var. pruriens): an under-utilized tribal pulse. PubMed: Cowitch seed agar medium--a simple new medium for identification and melanin production of Cryptococcus neoformans. PubMed: The protective effects of Mucuna pruriens seed extract against histopathological changes induced by Malayan cobra (Naja sputatrix) venom in rats. PubMed: The protective effect of Mucuna pruriens seeds against snake venom poisoning. PubMed: Dose- and time-dependent effects of ethanolic extract of Mucuna pruriens Linn. seed on sexual behaviour of normal male rats. PubMed: Assessment of symptomatic and neuroprotective efficacy of Mucuna pruriens seed extract in rodent model of Parkinson's disease. PubMed: Mucuna pruriens seed powder feeding influences reproductive conditions and development in Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica. PubMed: Mucuna pruriens Reduces Stress and Improves the Quality of Semen in Infertile Men. PubMed: Hypoglycemic effect of Mucuna pruriens seed extract on normal and streptozotocin-diabetic rats. PubMed: Estimation of L-dopa from Mucuna pruriens LINN and formulations containing M. pruriens by HPTLC method. PubMed: Proteomic analysis of the pathophysiological process involved in the antisnake venom effect of Mucuna pruriens extract. PubMed: Effect of Mucuna pruriens on semen profile and biochemical parameters in seminal plasma of infertile men. PubMed: Bioactivity of phytochemicals in some lesser-known plants and their effects and potential applications in livestock and aquaculture production systems. PubMed: Nutritional quality evaluation of velvet bean seeds (Mucuna pruriens) exposed to gamma irradiation. PubMed: Structural characterization of the N-glycans of gpMuc from Mucuna pruriens seeds. PubMed: Nutritional and antinutritional characteristics of seven South Indian wild legumes. PubMed: Mucuna pruriens in Parkinson's disease: a double blind clinical and pharmacological study. PubMed: Volatile allelopathy in velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens [correction of pruiens] L.) and gravity. PubMed: Blood chemistry of rats pretreated with Mucuna pruriens seed aqueous extract MP101UJ after Echis carinatus venom challenge. PubMed: Studies on the nutritional composition and antinutritional factors of three different germplasm seed materials of an under-utilized tropical legume, Mucuna pruriens var. utilis. PubMed: Nutritional and anti-nutritional composition of velvet bean: an under-utilized food legume in south India. PubMed: Nutritive value of the foods cultivated and consumed by the tribals of south India. PubMed: Blood sugar and total cholesterol lowering effect of Glycine soja (Sieb and Zucc.), Mucuna pruriens (D.C.) and Dolichos biflorus (Linn.) seed diets in normal fasting albino rats.