@article {1166, title = {Kapikacchu: The Brain Medicine}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Research}, volume = {15}, year = {2023}, month = {October 2023}, pages = {601-606}, type = {Review Article}, chapter = {601}, abstract = {

Ancient civilizations throughout the world have survived for so many years, on the wisdom of nature in every field. Natural ways of living and managing disease have been the mainstay of all these cultures. In today{\textquoteright}s era too almost 80\% of the world population relies on herbal medicine to sustain their health care needs. Herbal medication in the form of folklore medicine or home remedies is the mainstay of disease cure in Asian, African continents as continues to be the first line of treatment in mild to moderately severe illnesses.[1,2] Kapikacchu (Mucuna pruriens Linn.) is an important herb mentioned in the Ayurvedic medical literature.[3] The plant is beneficial in parkinsonism, male infertility, neurological disorders etc. The negative effects are caused due to the exposure to the pod hair that{\textquoteright}s known to cause skin allergy, basically irritation and itching. That explains the name Kapikacchu. M. pruriens is widely used to manage impotency. The aphrodisiac properties of this herb are known to improve the semen quality in terms count and quality, motility etc.,[4] and is also useful in the management of diabetes mellitus and known to possess antitumour properties too. The seeds exhibit multi-systemic functions like inflammatory arthritis, diabetes mellitus, neurological disorders like parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease, fever and inflammations.[5,6] This review study is an attempted to provide detailed information about this herb collected from various Ayurvedic texts and its corelative studies through the lens of pharmacology in terms of its phytoconstituents and pharmacological actions.

}, keywords = {Kapikacchu, Mucuna pruriens, Neurotransmitter, Phytoconstituents}, doi = {10.5530/pres.15.4.063}, author = {Rupali Patil and Gautam P. Vadnere and Kundan Patil and Nalini More} } @article {862, title = {Rapid Preparation Process of Antiparkinsonian Drug Mucuna pruriens Silver Nanoparticle by Bioreduction and Their Characterization}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Research}, volume = {2}, year = {2010}, month = {September 2010}, pages = {233-236}, type = {Original Article}, chapter = {233}, abstract = {

Backgorund: Development of biologically inspired experimental processes for the synthesis of nanoparticles is evolving an important branch of nanotechnology. Methods: The bioreduction behavior of plant seed extract of Mucuna pruriens in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles was investigated employing UV/visible spectrophotometry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform {\textendash} infra red (FT- IR). Result: M. pruriens was found to exhibit strong potential for rapid reduction of silver ions. The formation of nanoparticles by this method is extremely rapid, requires no toxic chemicals, and the nanoparticles are stable for several months. Conclusion: The main conclusion is that the bioreduction method to produce nanoparticles is a good alternative to the electrochemical methods and it is expected to be biocompatible.

}, keywords = {Biosynthesis, Mucuna pruriens, Nanomaterials, Silver nanoparticle, Transmission electron microscopy}, doi = {10.4103/0974-8490.69112}, author = {Subramanian Arulkumar and Muthukumaran Sabesan} }