A Mucuna pruriens é uma leguminosa nativa da Índia e Antilhas e todos os seus órgãos possuem valiosas propriedades farmacológicas, tanto que é tradicionalmente usada como planta medicinal para o tratamento de várias enfermidades, que inclui desde doenças parasitárias até distúrbios fisiológicos. Seu principal componente é a L-DOPA e os extratos de sementes com altos teores desta substância são bastante empregados no tratamento da Doença de Parkinson. Além disso, são também ricos em alcalóides, cujas funções farmacológicas são objetos de intensas investigações. Este trabalho tem como objetivo compilar as informações a cerca das aplicações medicinais da Mucuna pruriens e discutir as possíveis aplicações farmacológicas desta planta.
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC (Leguminosae)
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