Comparative efficacy of Mucuna pruriens and conventional levodopa in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial on pharmacokinetics and clinical perspectives from Asia.
- 2025-03-26
- RCT · n = 11
- Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 132(11)
- Thanatat Boonmongkol
- Onanong Phokaewvarangkul
- Sornkanok Vimolmangkang
- Thitima Wattanavijitkul
- Virunya Komenkul
- Roongroj Bhidayasiri
- PubMed: 40137945
- DOI: 10.1007/s00702-025-02914-2
- High evidence
- Clinical
Clinically, MP provided a longer ON state without dyskinesia-232.2 min versus 161.8 min for levodopa DT (p = 0.01).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 30 g of MP powder