Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae) is an established herbal drug used for the management of
male infertility, nervous disorders, and also as an aphrodisiac. It has been shown that its …

Providing safe, nutritious, and wholesome food for poor and undernourished populations
has been a major challenge for the developing world. Acute shortage, unreliable supply …

Mucuna pruriens var. utilis, an underutilized tropical legume has a nutritional quality
comparable to soya beans and other conventional legumes as it contains similar proportions …

Impact of gamma irradiation on the antinutritional constituents of seeds of Mucuna pruriens
was assessed on exposing to doses of 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10, 15 and 30kGy. Except for 2.5 kGy …

Vegetables are the key component of balanced human diet and also the main drivers in
achieving global nutritional security by providing nutrients, vitamins and minerals. This …

Hydrolysates and peptide fractions obtained from Mucuna pruriens protein concentrate were
studied for their angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory, hypotensive and …

The phytic acid, tannin and total phenol content of different varieties of dry beans were
investigated. The trypsin inhibitor activity and protein digestibility were also determined in …

Unconventional legumes are promising in terms of nutrition, providing food security,
agricultural development and in crop rotation in developing countries. The wild legume …

The proximate, nutritional and functional properties of raw and electron beam-irradiated (0–
30 kGy) Mucuna seeds were investigated. Irradiation increased crude protein and crude …

Abstract The plant Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae) is an established herbal drug, widely known
as †œvelvet bean, †a vigorous annual climbing legume originally from Southern China …