Velvet Bean Seed Powder

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Order: Fabales

Family: Fabaceae

Binomial name: Mucuna pruriens

Mucuna pruriens is commonly known as cow itch and velvet bean. It is an annual climbing shrub that has long vines over 15 meters in height. These beans are widely grown in Africa, the Southern United States, India, and the West Indies. It is also used as an ornamental plant.

Due to its health benefits, it has been used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine since ancient times. It is used as a food source for both humans and animals. It is used in Ayurveda to treat various health problems. Some studies also prove that the velvet bean has numerous medicinal properties to maintain health.

Health Benefits

• The nutrient in the Velvet bean helps to boost the testosterone hormones.
• Regular consumption of velvet beans promotes brain activity and effectively fights against Parkinson’s disease and depression.
• It also helps digestion without increasing pitta.
• Velvet beans are very helpful to treat insomnia.
• Velvet bean contains a good amount of alkaloids that increase the secretion of testosterone and sperm count too.