What is Velvet bean?

Velvet bean is a type of bean growing in India and also known as Mucuna Pruriens. Velvet bean is the precursor of dopa which is transferred to dopamine, the neuro transmitter in the brain. In addition, the ingredients include pseudocholinesterase inhibitor called bufotenine and the brain neuro transmitter called serotonin related to learning, sleeping and mood regulation.

Effect of Velvet bean

1. Preventing semen DNA from being damaged

The antioxidation effect of Velvet bean prevents the DNA of semen from being damaged.

2. Reduction in stress

Velvet bean is the precursor of dopamine making you happy and relieving stress.

3. Enhanced male reproduction

The extract of Mucuna pruriens helps male reproduction by increasing the number of semen and recovering the activity of semen.

Related Articles

1. Effect of Mucuna pruriens on semen profile and biochemical parameters in seminal plasma of infertile men. (Ahmad MK, Mahdi AA, Shukla KK, Islam N, Jaiswar SP, Ahmad S. Fertil Steril. 2008 Sep;90(3):627-35.)

: Mucuna pruriens is effective on concentration and activity of semen.

2. Mucuna pruriens improves male fertility by its action on the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis. (Shukla KK, Mahdi AA, Ahmad MK, Shankhwar SN, Rajender S, Jaiswar SP. Fertil Steril. 2009 Dec;92(6):1934-40. )

: Mucuna pruriens improves male fertility through its controlled steroid biosynthesis and improved quality of semen.

3. Mucuna pruriens Reduces Stress and Improves the Quality of Semen in Infertile Men. (Shukla KK, Mahdi AA, Ahmad MK, Jaiswar SP, Shankwar SN, Tiwari SC. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2010 Mar;7(1):137-44.)

: Mucuna pruriens recovers the antioxidant defense system of infertile men and reduce the stress level and improves the quality of semen.