COWITCH COWHAGE VELVETBEAN

COWITCH, COWHAGE, VELVETBEAN (Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.) ++

Activities (Cowitch) :
- Alexeteric (f; DEP); Analgesic (f; DAV); Anthelminthic (1; KAB; MPI; PH2; SUW); Antidotal (f; DAV; DEP); Antiinflammatory (f; KAB); Antispasmodic (1; HHB; MPI; PH2); Aphrodisiac (1; DEP; HHB; SUW); Astringent (f; WOI); Cardiodepressant (1; PH2); Carminative (f; PH2); Depurative (f; DEP); Diuretic (f; HHB; WOI); Emmenagogue (f; HHB; WOI); Fungicide (1; MPI); Hemostat (f; UPW); Histaminic (1; MPI; PH2); Hyperkinetic (1; MPI); Hypocholesterolemic (f; HHB); Hypoglycemic (1; MPI; PH2); Hypotensive (1; HHB; MPI; PH2); Insecticide (1; MPI; WOI); Laxative (f; KAB; SUW; WOI); Nervine (f; DAV; SUW); Neurotonic (1; HHB); Peristaltic (1; PH2); Proteolytic (1; HHB); Rubefacient (1; PH2); Spasmogenic (1; MPI); Stimulant (f; DEP; HHB); Tonic (f; DEP; HHB; KAB; SUW); Uterotonic (f; HHB); Vasodilator (1; WOI); Vermifuge (f; DAV; DEP; SUW).

Indications (Cowitch) :
- Amenorrhea (f; WOI); Anasarca (f; DAV); Arthrosis (f; UPW); Asthma (f; DAV); Biliousness (f; KAB); Bite (f; DAV); Bleeding (f; UPW); Cancer (1; ABS; JLH); Cancer, abdomen (1; FNF; JLH); Cancer, colon (1; FNF; JLH); Cholecystosis (f; HHB; WOI); Cholera (f; DEP; HHB; SUW); Colic (f; UPW); Cough (f; MAD); Cramp (1; HHB; MPI; PH2); Debility (f; PH2); Delirium (f; DEP; KAB; SUW); Dention (f; MAD); Dermatosis (f; MAD); Diabetes (f; PH2); Dropsy (f; DEP; HHB; SUW; WOI); Dysentery (f; HHB); Dysuria (f; DAV); Eczema (f; MAD); Elephantiasis (f; KAB; UPW; WOI); Enterosis (f; JLH); Epilepsy (1; ABS;
HAD); Erysipelas (f; UPW); Fever (f; DEP; KAB; SUW; UPW); Fungus (1; DAV; MPI); Gas (f; PH2); Gonorrhea (f; KAB; PH2); Gout (f; HHB; UPW); Headache (f; KAB; UPW); Hemiplegia (f; DEP); Hemorrhoid (f; UPW); Hepatosis (f; MAD); Herpes (f; MAD); High Blood Pressure (1; HHB; MPI; PH2); High Cholesterol (f; HHB; PH2); Hives (f; MAD); Hyperglycemia (1; MPI; PH2); Impotence (1; HHB; UPW); Infection (1; MPI); Infertility (f; PH2); Inflammation (f; KAB); Insanity (f; DAV); Itch (f; HHB; MAD); Jaundice (f; MAD); Leprosy (f; UPW); Leukorrhea (f; DEP); Miscarriage (f; UPW); Myalgia (f; PH2); Mycosis (1; MPI); Nephrosis (f; WOI); Neuralgia (f; HHB); Neurosis (f; WOI); Pain (f; DAV; KAB; PH2; UPW); Paralysis (f; DEP); Parkinsons Disease (1; FAD; PR2:419); Parotosis (f; DAV); Pleurosis (f; DAV); Rheumatism (f; PH2); Ringworm (f; DAV); Snakebite (f; DAV; KAB); Sore (f; KAB; WOI); permatorrhea (f; DEP); Sterility (f; PH2); Sting (f; HHB; KAB); Swelling (f; MAD); Syphilis (f; UPW); Toothache (f; UPW); Tuberculosis (f; KAB; UPW); Ulcus cruris (f; MAD); Urethrosis (f; UPW); Uterosis (f; KAB); VD (f; PH2); Water Retention (f; HHB; WOI); Worm (f; DAV; DEP; PH2; SUW).

Dosages (Cowitch) :
- 0.5 drachm - 40 grains for leukorrhea or spermatorrhea (DEP); 0.6 - 4 g honey or syrup with stinging hairs for worms, for 2 - 3 days in the a.m. (HHB); 1.5 - 2.5 g powdered seed (KAP); 0.625 - 1.25 g stinging hairs (KAP).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cowitch) :
- Not covered (AHP). Beware of stinging hairs. The potent antiparkinsonian effect is not entirely due to L-dopa. A seed fraction, devoid of L-dopa, showed significant antiparkinsonian activity intraperitoneally at 200 mg/kg.