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Mucuna Pruriens

Posted by bmakla54

6 Feb 2013

I ordered Organic Kapikachhu powder ( mucuna pruriens 100g) from Indigo Herbs of Glastonbury. After all my research I have determined that 1/4 tsp of this powder equals
1/2 sinement 100/25. I plan on taking it with 1/2 sinement 3x a day.

I have to wait until I titrate off azilect which is a MAOI and is not compatable with MP.
I am taking the powder because zandopa is NOT mucuna pruriens. It has the Ldopa from the powder, but the powder has other beneficial ingredients that zandopa does not. The other
ingredients are said to be neurorestorative. I plan only to take the 3 1/2 sinements with the MP powder and LDN. I will see how this goes and go from there.

I am excited because I read that the natural mucuna pruriens does not cause dyskenisia and /or disabling side effects. My ultimate goal is to get off synthetic Ldopa ( sinement) all together. I will keep you informed.

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froggatt55

6 Feb 2013

Hi - I haven't heard off this before. For me, the prolem would be that Azilect - which I started 5 years ago changed my life - suddenly my drugs all started to work and this has continued to this day,

I am MOST interested in how you manage to titrate off Azilect and how you get on with MP

Bob (Froggatt55)

bmakla54

6 Feb 2013

Hi froggatt55, I am titrating off azilect slowly. I take 1mg daily. I started by cuting the pill in quarters and taking 3/4 tab for 2 weeks. I am now taking 1/2 tab for 2 weeks. I will take 1/4 tab for 2 weeks and then wait 2 weeks before I take the MP powder.

I will post when I start the MP powder......
Bmakla

pomo

6 Feb 2013

I'vee been taking it for a few weeks. My tremors have gotten decidedly worse. From what I understand about levo and cardo dopa, that would seem to make sense.

bmakla54

6 Feb 2013

Do you mean you are taking the MP powder?

pomo

7 Feb 2013

mucuna pruriens extract, each capsule yielding 100 mg L-dopa. perhaps without cardodopa to help, it serves only to make the tremors worse.

LailaE

6 Feb 2013

I´m very intrested to test this powder. I have had Parkinsons decise in 14 years, and have been handle it queit well, last 2 years - I can say it has started to get worse - I cant really say that - that is true becourse I have take less medicin now in about 1 year and in that way get worse - becourse Im aware about that it is a matter of time when I get any help from the medicine, so could you tell me how to get the powder, and we can do some emailing? I take much more medicine then you - I take 6 sinemet, 6 sifrol and to the night 1 sinemet depot.
I took even more before - (7 sinemeth and 10 sifrol and 1 sinemet depot to night).
Good luck.
What I can say about me, is its really al in the head, when comeing incontact with my heart - everything can happends...
with hope and gratitude
Laila Eriksson - living in Sweden Stockholm and are 66 years old

bmakla54

6 Feb 2013

Hi LailaE,

I ordered the MP powder called " organic Kapikachhu powder" from www.indigo-herbs.co.uk on line. I will keep you informed......
BMakla

anonymous

3 Mar 2013

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Pete-1

3 Mar 2013

Laila, Please may you explain what depot as in Sinemet Depot is?

Pete-1

6 Feb 2013

Do you know of any differences between Levodopa found in Mucuna Pruriens, Sinemet, Madopar and naturally occurring in the brain as part of the process of making Dopamine?

bmakla54

6 Feb 2013

Hi Pete-1, All I know is the Ldopa in the MP is natural and not synthetic and doesn't seem to cause disabling side effects. I will research the difference.....I am curious too!

BMakla

Norton

6 Feb 2013

Hello bmakla54,
I use Zandopa daily, together with half a Sinemet tablet, and find it fairly effective. More so than Sinemet by itself. Looking on the Zandopa container it says that each 7.5g contains Standardised processed seed -powder of Mucuna Pruriens Bak.....6.525g in a flavoured base. I do not know precisely what is meant by 'standardised or processed' but I believe that the formulation does indeed come from Mucuna Pruriens. I have asked the question and it was explained to me that Zandopa can be considered an extract of Mucuna Pruriens. This could mean that that some or many of the the total number of 'ingredients' of the natural Mucuna Pruriens are omitted, leaving only those that the manufacturers consider effective in helping us PwP in alleviating symptoms. Whether or not 'natural composition' Mucuna Pruriens is more effective than Zandopa can really only be deduced by each of us personally trialling it against each other to find out. My main gripe about Zandopa is the sweetener added to make it palatable. I do not like it and have written to the manufacturers asking if they would consider marketing an 'unsweetened' version.
Regards
Norton

bmakla54

6 Feb 2013

Hi Norton, my only misgivings about MP is that the FDA did tests on random Ayurvedic herbs from India and found significant levels of heavy metals and other toxins....maybe that is why the medical community takes a dim view of such treatment.
I do believe Indigo Herbs from the UK has stringent safety standards....at least I hope. If I do not do well on the powder, I did order zandopa also.

BMakla

Norton

6 Feb 2013

Hello Bmakla,
Thank you for the heads up on the FDA test results. I have ordered a 100g pack from Indigo herbs just a few minutes ago. I did so that I can compare its effectiveness against Zandopa on myself. I believe that Zandopa is also referred to as HP-200 and if you look on the Internet using that full title, you will see that it has been used in one or two trials. Why? I can only think it is because of its possible consistency, maybe, compared with other brands. I could be wrong, but am willing to find out through trial and error. I am pleased that you have sorted out the Azilect contraindication before starting the MP. I look forward to hear how you get on in due course.
Regards
Norton

Pete-1

3 Mar 2013

If medicine tastes nice it doesn't do you any good. The more foul tasting the better.

Norton

3 Mar 2013

Hello Pete-1,
I think that in general terms you could be right, but by adding refined sugar to the Zandopa it should make it more palatable, but I find it just the opposite to my taste.
Regards
Norton

Drevy

6 Feb 2013

Where is it that you get the MP powder and how much did you pay?

bmakla54

6 Feb 2013

Hi Drevy, I ordered on line from www.indigo-herbs.co.uk- I believe I paid 10.00$ for 100g.......

BMakla

Drevy

6 Feb 2013

Thanks BMakla.

pomo

6 Feb 2013

mucuna pruriens is definitely causng dyskinesia in me, after only taking it a short time. Perhaps without the carbidopa to help it . . . .

bmakla54

6 Feb 2013

are you sure you didn't take too much? I am going to begin with 1/4 of a teaspoon...how much do you take?

PatV

6 Feb 2013

to bmakla54: is it known that dopamine in the mucuna pruriens reaches the brain? Just wondering? Thanks!

bmakla54

8 Feb 2013

Hi PatV....yes the dopamine in mp does reach the brain and they really can't explain it....it may be the other ingredients that facilitate this........

BMakla

Susie01

7 Feb 2013

I take Azilect and like Froggat55, it was night and day difference for me in just a short time. I hate all of the limitations, especially if I really need a decongestant, but would be scared to death to go off of it!

I did find sources of MP in capsule form at swansonsvitiamins.com. I order my ubiquinol (ready to process CoQ10) and Omega's from them. They seem to have high quality products for anyone who is interested in the US. They did say it could not be taken with MAO Inhibiters, which Azilect is.

Anxious to here how your experiment with this goes!

bmakla54

8 Feb 2013

Thanks Susie01....I will check out swansons and keep you informed...

BMakla

Susie01

8 Feb 2013

Welcome

anonymous

8 Feb 2013

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silvestrov

11 Feb 2013

NeuroResearch treats Parkinson's patients using amino acids, vitamins and other necessary precurssors (which include L-Dopa as derived from Mucuna Pruriens at .40 percent concentration). On their posted abstract they took 1 man of 254 Parkinson's patients who had been through all the standard scientific therapies. All the standard treatments were ineffective with time and they gave him back his life. After treatment he was fully functional and could again play his guitar, work on the keyboard and was not afraid to go out in public:

www.neurosciencemyths.com/P...

NO DRUGS!!! No Sinemet....No MAO! inhibitors.

PS, Once you are off Azilet you can also start taking the amino acid L-Tyrosine. In a 1985 French study it was compared to L-Dopa (Sinemet) and over a 3 year period out performed it. 5 people were on l tyrosine 5 were on Sinimet. The study is on page 4 (367) of the following PDF liink:

www.thorne.com/altmedrev/.f...

bmakla54

11 Feb 2013

Hi Silvestrov,

Thank you so much for this info......it is difficult to find this information and I would like to know I am on the right path. Can L-Tyrosine be taken along with mucuna pruriens?
My titration off azilect is going slowly...I am down to 1/2 tab.....will go down to 1/4 in a few days for 2 weeks. I am having bad leg and foot cramps at night....do you think it could be withdrawal from the azilect or not related? I am taking calcium, magnesium and drinking gatoraide before I go to sleep. I take vitamin b12 injections. I was taking B6 and folic acid.....but I woke up in the middle of the night with itchy hands....I think it was the vitamin B6....so I stopped taking it and my hands improved. It is a juggling act trying to figure out what treatment to focus on.....

Thanks again,
BMakla

silvestrov

11 Feb 2013

Yes you can take tyrosine with mucuna pruriens but not with sinimet. Sinimet has levodopa and carbidopa in it and carbidopa causes a conflict in the small intestine with tyrosine. In NeuroResearch's abstract they use mucuna pruriens derived l dopa (amino acid) with tyrosine - there is NO conflict.

I am not sure of the effect of azilect withdrawl but I KNOW you should switch your B12 injections to the bio active form of B12 - methylcobalamin. The regular form of B12 is called cyanocobalamin and it is derived from charcoal and has 1 molecule of cyanide in its chemical structure - you read that right - CYANIDE. After removing the cyanide your body has to convert cyanocobalamin into methylcobalamin - MCBN. MCBN is cheap and safe and has been used for ALS, MS and chronic fatigue patients too. I would love to see your face with you first take this vitamin. It is the equivalent to rocket fuel and you will feel like you have boundless energy. Plus, it is used for peripheral neuropathy ----- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perip...

Also, you should be taking at least 1,200 mg of coq10 a day. If you have proper liver function and am NOT taking a statin drug - don't ever do it, you can take the standard (ubiquinone). If you have liver problems take ubiquinol - the ready, bio-available form.

Here is the link: altmedicine.about.com/libra...

Do not take vitamin E with CoQ10 because it will diminish the effects.

How do I know this stuff? I have been naturally treating my Parkinson's for about 11 months.

bmakla54

11 Feb 2013

Actually my wellness Dr. told me about the cynide in vitB12 and she gave me the MCBN......it was my neurologist who prescribed the cyanocobalamin. I have read conflicting reports on CoQ10.....I will investigate further.
I am waiting on my DNA test results given free by the Micheal J. Foxx Foundation..."23 and me" is the name of the project. I am also getting ready to test for heavy metals with my wellness Dr. I am considering removing my metal fillings and replacing them with a non-mercury filling. I want to see the heavy metals test result first. Removing my fillings could get quite expensive.

Thanks again for your info. I really believe treating Parkinson's naturally is the way to go.

anonymous

11 Feb 2013

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silvestrov

11 Feb 2013

You are correct the natural way is the best way to go and detox is absolutely important so I use magnesium internally and trans-dermally. Magnesium is best absorbed in a liquid form with a 2 to 1 ratio of calcium and a touch of zinc too. Magnesium citrate absorbs fine and mag. oxide is not very good. Magnesium chloride is to be sprayed on the skin and it gets absorbed at a cellular level so the effect is immediate. Magnesium helps to detox the brain of heavy metals and Dr. Sircus recommends a dose up to 760 mg a day - the recommended dose is 420 mg a day. I take about 600 mg a day. Each spray of trans-dermal magnesium is equal to 18 mg.

As for CoQ10 the reason why you have heard conflicting accounts is because a 2011 study could not replicate the results of a 2002 study. The reason why the 2011 study went wrong is because they used 1,200 mg of vitamin E in addition to CoQ10. Please read the following (short) abstract about CoQ10 and vitamin e:

archneur.jamanetwork.com/ar...

It gives the answer you are looking for.

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bmakla54

12 Feb 2013

I ordered and am reading the book "Transdermal Magnesium Therapy" by Dr. Sircus. I ordered it on my kindle and received it immediately. It is fascinating and I am going to try the Ancient Minerals magnesium oil spray......which I ordered from amazon. Don't you just love the internet! I can't wait until I titrate off azilect.....so I can put all my natural therapies in place. I am doing so much better now than when I was first dx with Parkinsons. I changed my life with good habits, no smoking, drinking.....I try to exercise and eat right.....and now the natural therapies.....I take Low Dose Naltrexone btw and it was the beginning of my progress toward recovery.....not cured but recovery. I believe it has halted my progression and acts an an anti-inflamatory. The first thing I noticed after taking it was the reduction of rigidity and pain in my back muscles and the ability to sleep in in the morning. I take a 4.5mg dose which I have to get at a compounding pharmacy since it is not FDA approved....I will never stop taking it...it is a miracle .

Cheers......:)

silvestrov

12 Feb 2013

First about l-tyrosine: There are several reasons why a person cannot take this supplement. If you are on a MAOI you cannot take it because it would cause high blood pressure and might kill you - also skip drinking the South American tea Yerba Mate because it has MAOI in it. Tyrosine raises blood pressure because it increases your nor-epinephrine levels - so people with high blood pressure cannot take it. Because it raises blood pressure people with weak hearts cannot take it. If someone is on an anti-psychotic they cannot take it because this med balances their dopamine and serotonin levels (and psychotic episodes happen with brain dopamine spikes).

Tyrosine is to be taken on an empty stomach upon waking and about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Take it with a form of vitamin C because doses of vitamin C help the body to produce the amino acid L Dopa (so the combination is perfect together). Do NOT eat anything at least 1/2 hour after you have taken tyrosine. Tyrosine crosses the blood brain barrier in competition with other amino acids and with taken with food will have negligible to no effect - just tyrosine and vitamin C.

The following is a link to taking Naltrexone and coQ10:

curesecretrecipe.blogspot.c...

Believe me, before I started taking CoQ10 you could watch my chest twitch like a neurological pinball machine - it was pretty disturbing. I started taking 1,200 mg a day and have elevated it to 2,100 mag a day. It has worked wonders for me.

silvestrov

12 Feb 2013

PS. How many times do you take the 3.5 mg dose of Naltrexone a day? I don't take it and it is good to have all options available.

Cheers!

bmakla54

12 Feb 2013

I take 4.5g of LDN at 10 PM....it is an opioid receptor blocker and should be taken when your hormones peak 10PM to 3PM......after it blocks your endorphins for a few hours, your immune system goes into overdrive......it is good for all autoimmune diseases......my sister takes it for MS and the icing on the cake......it is a super GOOD antidepressant! I will start my CoQ10 today!

Thanks

silvestrov

12 Feb 2013

Do you mean 10AM to 3PM - it just looks like a typo (you wrote 10PM to 3PM.) Previously I had a hypoadrenal disorder and know hormones peak in the early morning.

I am a good source of info about Parkinson's and am making a documentary of how I self-treated the disease. I accidentally discovered I had it by swallowing tyrosine when I was depressed (and had all the Parkinson's symptoms too). I previously used tyrosine off and on since the late 1980's because I occasionally became depressed from the adrenal disorder. Afterwards I did numerous searches to find all this information.

I have never been to a doctor.

silvestrov

12 Feb 2013

No need to reply because I found the answer (before bedtime is the time to take Naltrexone) on the following net radio show:

www.blogtalkradio.com/parki...

I am sure you can relate to this woman. She had been on all the standard therapies in which she labeled as 'band aids'. Her life turned around when she started taking by taking
Naltrexone. I know someone who I would like to prescribe it to but am not a doctor. Time to search for one....

bmakla54

12 Feb 2013

Actually she is the reason I pursued LDN....her story and symptoms were very close to my own. We have communicated thru email.......she was interested in how much of my medication I could eliminate with LDN......I am tremor dominent with my Parkinson's.....I have read it COULD have a slower progression. I am also interested in people who say they have cured themselves, like the Dr. in Austraila who used Bowen therapy in combination with aquas....a system of hydration. I am beginning to believe one can definitely stop the progression with the help of natural therapies.
I assume you are not fond of Doctors.....I admit I am anxious about seeing my neurologist after I quit taking all my parkinson's meds or at least the majority of them.....

silvestrov

13 Feb 2013

Previously I had an adrenal condition for the first 48 years of my life and no doctor could figure it out. Their best solution was to place me on Paxil and I quickly went off of that. Eventually I figured out what I had and contacted Dr. Lam, a natural doctor who is an anti-aging, adrenal doctor and he fixed my problem over the period of 13 months using large doses of vitamin C - high tech versions, B5, sea salt, omega 3s, DHEA, pregnenilone and other supplements. I have a academic background and studied his methods over the period of therapy and just applied his methods to Parkinson's. Basically he is a orthomolecular doctor and by definition he uses larger than standard doses of nutrients to achieve a healing effect. I am sure you don't know much about a hypoadrenal disorder but you are hormonally imbalanced and when talking with a man I say 'you are in fight or flight mode'. When talking with a woman I say it is like going into menopause for your entire life. Depression, orthostatic hypo-tension, OCD, brain fog, inability to sleep, inability to wake up,,,,,it is not easy to treat and regular doctors will only put you on hormones. Really, when I figured out I had Parkinson's I just went to kick its ass because I know diseases can be treated naturally. Besides treating Parkinson's, a hypo-adrenal disorder, I got rid of bleeding/receding gums and hemorrhoids. When I read about people getting depressed about Parkinson's I feel bad for them but surmounting an adrenal disorder was almost Olympian and I had the mind set to fight it.

I am an artist who has worked in film and am making a documentary about all the information I have discovered. The only way treatment for Parkinson's patients will improve is for them to take the bull by the horns and take responsibility for the condition. Too much passivity - the doctor says and I do - NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Have a good evening I am going back to work on the documentary.

bmakla54

13 Feb 2013

Good for you! I am also an artist. I paint, sculpt and make polymer clay jewelry. My husband and I travel around in our RV to Art festivals selling my jewelry....it can be hard work, setting up and taking down the tent, dealing with all kinds of weather conditions.......but I love it and it is how we make our living. I want to stay healthy enough to continue. Thinking outside the box comes natural to me.....so natural therapies do not seem farfetched.....only a challenge in seeking the knowledge needed to pursue them. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your documentary.....

Norton

14 Feb 2013

Hello bmakla54,
I ordered some Mucuna Pruriens from the same company you ordered from and am using it. I am carrying out my own mini trial comparing the effectiveness of this product with Zandopa. I am taking half a Sinemet tablet with each dose. Sometime, I will drop the Sinemet to see how effective both the natural and Zandopa are without it. One thing I can say already is that the 'unflavoured' MP in my opinion is palatable compared with the Zandopa which I find too sweet. I have written to the manufacturers of Zandopa asking if they will consider marketing their product without the sweetener. They have passed my email to their R&D dept. but said even if they will go along with my request, it will take sometime.
Regards
Norton

bmakla54

15 Feb 2013

Hi Norton,

Please let me know how it goes.....I am torn between taking the MP or the Zndopa. I still have a way to go before I titrate off azilect. BTW what dosage of the MP are you taking? And what is the equivalent in sinemet?

Thanks,
BMakla

Norton

15 Feb 2013

Hello BMakla,
There is no need for a dilemma on which to take, ordinary or Zandopa MP. I take nothing like the 7.5g scoopful which comes with the Zandopa. I started with a 5ml (teaspoon) amount initially, but found it wasn't enough; so I went to 10ml (dessert spoon) and found it gave me about three hours of 'on time'. I am still experimenting between the ordinary and Zandopa to see which is the most effective at the 10ml amount. I have not worked out the Sinemet equivalent and may never do doso. Why? Well the most important thing for me is the amount of 'on time' that is convenient to my lifestyle. I live happily in units of three hours at a time. The bigget problem for me is what to do when I am away from home. I have been taking half a sinemet tablet with a 15%LDopa MP caplet, but this does not give me a full three hour window and is more for convenience. Ideally, I would take a bottle of MP already mixed with water and drink it, but I haven't done so yet.
Norton

Norton

19 Feb 2013

Hello BMakla54,
I am still experimenting by using the two types of mucuna pruriens both with and without a 1/2 of Sinemet tablet. As said previously, I have found it difficult to find the precise equivalent dose when comparing a1/2 Sinemet 25/100 tablet with the amount of LDopa with the two types of MP. So, as I said before, I started with a 5ml (tspful), but found that together with a half of the said Sinemet tablet tablet, I was not getting a satisfactory 'on time'. Therefore, I doubled it up 10ml (dessertful) and get about three hours 'on time', but this varies frequently, maybe due to my not giving consistent time between eating meals and taking the medication. I am not that confident about dropping the 1/2 Sinemet tablet for more than a couple of days at a time and need to do more research on this point, before deciding to leave the Sinemet off permanently.
Also, I read in a book on alternative medicine that HP-200 contains other herbs in addition to the MP which was bit of a surprise. I have emailed the manufacturers to tell me, if this is so, what are they?
A couple of points worth repeating are that the natural MP is perfectly palatable in my opinion. The Zandopa is sickly, sweet. Also, the natural MP is grainier in texture compared with the Zandopa and I find it does not mix as well in water and I have to run a little more water into the tumbler in order to get the full dose. I notice that I still have a distended abdomen and I can not lose weight despite eating carefully. This could be due to the LDopa in both types of MP and Sinemet, or the sugar? added to the Zandopa. Small points, but worth mentioning.
Regards
Norton

Norton

19 Feb 2013

Hello BMakla54,
I have just finished doing more research on Zandopa to try and find what the 'sweetener' is and someone on Neurotalk says they contacted a distributor who stated that it is saccharin. All I know was that a couple of times, when I first tried it, I brought it back up. If this is the case and I will try and verify it, I will not be taking it anymore.
Regards
Norton

bmakla54

19 Feb 2013

Thanks Norton for sharing your research. I am still titrating off azilect...I have 3 weeks to go. I have the MP powder and zandopa in my refrigerator. Interesting about the saccharin.......if this is true, I will not be taking it either. I am anxious to start the MP powder.....I know I will have to begin slowly.....I will keep you informed...

BMakla

Norton

21 Feb 2013

Hello Bmkla54,
Just to say that I have emailed the customer care dept of the Zandopa manufacturers to ask what the 'sweetener' is in their product. That was the day before yesterday and have yet to receive a reply. So I have emailed them again asking the same question. Hopefully, I will receive a reply this time. No matter what, if the sweetener is either sugar, aspartame or saccharin or anything else, it is my belief that none are that beneficial for
PwP. Hopefully, my communications with will prompt them to review the ingredients in their product. I will keep you posted.
Regards
Norton

Norton

25 Feb 2013

Hello bmakla54,
I have written once again to the 'customecare' office of the manufacturers of Zandopa, making it three times that I have asked what is the 'sweetener' in this product. Yet again, my question has been ignored. Why?
I can not help thinking that if it had been an American or British company my question would not have been ignored in the same way it has with this Indian company. Quite frankly I am disappointed. In all honesty, Zandopa might be a really good product and certainly I have not been disappointed in its benefits, but I just can not stomach the 'sweetener' taste and if it sugar or some artificial sweetener, then I don't want it in my body! It's a pity really, that it is possible that Zandopa could be even more palatable without the sweetener added. I think that I will give this product a miss from now on and keep to some other 100% natural mucuna pruriens product that has worked for me.
Norton

bmakla54

25 Feb 2013

Hi Norton,

I agree with you about the sweetener......even though I ordered both the MP powder and zandopa, I will pass on the zandopa and only take the MP powder. I am finally off my azilect and I will wait 2 weeks before I start the Mucuna Pruriens
I have read some very good reports on LDN recently. Studies have been done and in every case LDN halted the progression of PWP. Also on this blog, a member said that LDN could even after 3 years of taking it, start reversing the symptoms. My
goal is to only take LDN, MP, coQ10, vitB12, transdermal magnesium and calcium.

BTW, did you notice any difference in taking zandopa versus MP powder?

BMakla

Norton

25 Feb 2013

Hello Bmakla54,
In answer to your question, there was very little difference between the two types. Intuitively, I err on the side of the natural one, because it is complete compared with the Zandopa which is more like an extract. Our immune systems should be able to tolerate nutrients taken in that are of a natural composition.
Going back to your original question to this thread, I had never heard of the term 'restorative' in respect of MP. That sounds good, but I am wary about claims such as this particularly when directed at chronically ill people. It implies that taken long enough we should gradually get well again. Whilst that is my hope, but I am sceptical. Anyway, hopefully natural MP is more acceptable to our immune systems than are synthetic medications.
I am also looking at our diet and the effect on our bodies of some everyday food items. When I have done sufficient research, I will probably write a blog to see what others think.
I would ask you to challenge me on anything I write or comment on which you disagree with. By doing that, it will make me think and stop me going off on a tangent!
Best wishes.
Norton

bmakla54

25 Feb 2013

Hello Norton,

Good idea, I will contribute when I can.

As far as the neuro restorative info ....check out..... www.mendeley.com/catalog/an... read the article (abstract) that was visable before downloading anything.

This study was done on animal models of Parkinson's disease. "The results suggest that the neuroprotective and neurorestorative effect of Mucuna Pruriens may be related to its antioxidant activity independent of the symptomatic effect."

We can always hope.

BMakla

bmakla54

25 Feb 2013

Hello again Norton.....I clicked on my link and it said "page not found"......I will do more research......

BMakla

Norton

25 Feb 2013

Thank you Bmakla54, I am interested to read the abstract.
Regards
Norton

Norton

26 Feb 2013

Hello BMakla54,
Well, I eventually received a reply from the manufactures of Zandopa concerning the type of sweetener used in their product. It is refined sugar.
Norton

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