"Mucuna" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that is the source of mucuna gum.
| Descriptor ID |
D031299
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.401.598
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| Concept/Terms |
Mucuna- Mucuna
- Mucunas
- Bean, Velvet
- Beans, Velvet
- Velvet Bean
- Velvet Beans
- Cowitch
- Cowitchs
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucuna" by people in Profiles.
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Daily intake of Mucuna pruriens in advanced Parkinson's disease: A 16-week, noninferiority, randomized, crossover, pilot study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2018 04; 49:60-66.
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Mucuna pruriens in Parkinson disease: A double-blind, randomized, controlled, crossover study. Neurology. 2017 Aug 01; 89(5):432-438.