Editors' Thoughts on Mucuna pruriens

It is interesting to see the majority of research on Mucuna Pruriens catered to snake venom negation and its usage as a Parkinson's treatment, whereas most people seek supplementation with Mucuna as an anti-depressant, Libido booster, or testosterone supplement.
It seems to be a nice bean/herbal, and does seem to be relatively bioactive in oral dosages of 5g or more of the extract. Its usage as a test booster is quite questionable, but it may go the way of Zinc in the sense that it can increase test during a deficiency but not beyond normal levels.
Also, the levels of the hallucinogens in Mucuna Pruriens are too low to feel; this isn't going to be a good source of N,N-dimethyltryptamine.

Kurtis Frank