What are Mucuna pruriens’ main drawbacks?

Q: What are Mucuna pruriens’ main drawbacks?

As with isolated L-DOPA, supplementation with Mucuna pruriens has been reported to be associated with nausea, dizziness, and drowsiness.<a href="#ref-1" id="ref-link-1" class="ref-link popover" data-tooltip='<div><p class="mb-3">Roberto Cilia, et al. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29352722" target="\_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daily intake of Mucuna pruriens in advanced Parkinson&#039;s disease: A 16-week, noninferiority, randomized, crossover, pilot study</a></p>Parkinsonism Relat Disord (2018 Apr)</div>'> [1] [2] Instances of acute toxic psychosis linked to the consumption of Mucuna pruriens in its bean form have been reported in Mozambique. [3] This phenomenon is believed to have mainly been a consequence of eating raw, inadequately prepared Mucuna pruriens beans.

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As with isolated L-DOPA, supplementation with Mucuna pruriens has been reported to be associated with nausea, dizziness, and drowsiness.^[1]^[2] Instances of acute toxic psychosis linked to the consumption of Mucuna pruriens in its bean form have been reported in Mozambique.^[3] This phenomenon is believed to have mainly been a consequence of eating raw, inadequately prepared Mucuna pruriens beans.

What are Mucuna pruriens’ main drawbacks?

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