How to use: 

Add 1/4 tsp to your tea, coffee, or tonic and enjoy the benefits or add to warm water to take alone as a supplement. 

“ Mucuna pruriens, also known by its Sanskrit name kapikacchu, is a nutritive tonic and adaptogen commonly used to nourish the nervous system, support healthy sexual energy, and strengthen and tone the reproductive organs.

This beautiful plant with its velvety seed pods is also a natural source of levodopa (L-dopa), which is an essential precursor to the neurotransmitter dopamine. Thanks to this attribute, it’s revered for its ability to uplift one’s mood and enhance a sense of emotional well-being.

Mucuna is well known by two Sanskrit names: kapikacchu, which means “one who starts itching like a monkey,” and atmagupta, which means “secret self,” hinting at the value of the seed concealed within the allergenic seedpod. In English, the common name for this plant is cowhage, and it is also sometimes referred to as “magic velvet bean,” hinting at its mystical properties.

Promotes a healthy nervous system.As a rejuvenating herb, mucuna has a profoundly nourishing and rejuvenating effect. It can minimize the effects of stress while supporting a calm and stable nervous system.

• Supports the brain and intellect. As an extension of the nervous system, the brain and intellect are also strengthened and rejuvenated by mucuna’s nourishing qualities. The heavy, oily qualities of the seeds lend strength to any weakened areas of the body. In fact, the seeds of Mucuna pruriens are considered a tonic specific to healthy neurons.

• Supports motor skills and coordination. Mucuna’s work in the nervous system directly affects the muscles as well, encouraging fluid muscular movements, proper sensation, coordination, and keen motor skills.

• Revitalizes the reproductive system. Mucuna is a reproductive tonic that offers support to everyone, including but not limited to those who identify as male and female. It supports fertility, healthy sperm and ova, proper functioning of the reproductive organs, and healthy genital secretions. As an aphrodisiac, mucuna bolsters healthy sexual energy and libido.

• Supports healthy digestion and elimination. Because it promotes smooth muscle contractions, mucuna can help foster healthy digestive function and promote proper elimination.

• Provides significant nutritional content. Mucuna helps to support and maintain balanced blood sugar levels that are already in the healthy range. The seeds themselves are considered to be high in dietary nutrition, with nutritive values similar to other commonly consumed legumes.  The green pods and whole beans are traditionally boiled and eaten in the Himalayas.

• Natural source of levodopa (L-dopa).Mucuna’s naturally occurring levodopa is an essential precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which contributes to brain and nervous system health.¹⁵ Dopamine plays an important role in behavior, cognition, voluntary movement, sleep, mood, working memory, and learning. ^“