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Originally Posted by soccertese
ever try sinemet? main effective ingredient in mucana is l-dopa, same as in sinemet. that's just my opinion.
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Mucuna pruriens is NOT the same as Sinemet.
Quote from the Abstract of Lieu et al.: "The distinctive neurophysiological findings in the basal ganglia and the ability to ameliorate parkinsonism without causing dyskinesias strongly suggest that Mucuna pruriens acts through a novel mechanism that is different from that of [l-dopa]."
- 2012, "Antiparkinsonian and Antidyskinetic Effects of Mucuna pruriens in the MPTP-Treated Non-human Primate"