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Velvet Bean as an Anti-Anxiety

Common Name: Velvet Bean

Scientific Name: Macuna pruriens

Also known as: Bengal velvet bean, Florida velvet bean, Mauritius velvet bean, Yokohama velvet bean, cowage, cowitch, lacuna bean, and Lyon bean

Velvet Bean's Health Benefits

Macuna pruriens, commonly known as velvet bean, is a vine plant with phytochemicals that interact with the neuroendocrine system. This natural remedy has been used for ages in traditional Indian Medicine known as Ayurveda for its neuroprotective benefits. Today, pharmacological studies have demonstrated its medicinal properties. It contains a high concentration of levodopa, a dopamine precursor. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter which is linked to motivation and attention. Velvet bean extract is shown to decrease heart rate, as well as increase motivation and confidence [Hahn 2015; Lampariello et al. 2012].

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Reference(s)

Hahn, J. (2015) PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression Alternative Therapy Options for Trauma-Related Disorders. Alternative Medicine 23: 38-41.

Lampariello, L. R., Cortelazzo, A., Guerranti, R., Sticozzi, C., & Valacchi, G. (2012). The Magic Velvet Bean of Mucuna pruriens. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2(4), 331–339.

Additional Readings

Mannangatti, P., and Naidu, K.N. (2016). Indian Herbs for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease. Adv Neurobiol. 12:323-36. doi : 10.1007/978-3-319-28383-8_17.

Pathak-Gandhi, N., and Vaidya, A.D.. (2017). Management of Parkinson's disease in Ayurveda: Medicinal plants and adjuvant measures. J Ethnopharmacol. 2 2;197:46-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.020.