Mucana question

[1953bullard]

For those who take mucana pruriens can you eat with it or take on empty stomach? I’m

Getting ready to try an experiment with mixing it and my sinemet

[reedboat2]

Best on empty stomach one hour before or two hours after a meal

[lempa_nik in reply to reedboat2]

Amen to Reedboat's comment! I get an extra hour or two of "on" time when I take mucuna with an empty stomach.

[20fatcats in reply to reedboat2]

Where do you get it from. can I buy on line as I'm in New Zealand? I want to make sure I get a good product.

[reedboat2 in reply to 20fatcats]

I’m using Barlow’s 40% bulk powder. I would contact Barlow’s Elixers in Florida and see if they’ll ship to NZ. The bulk powder is half the cost per dose compared to capsules. As long as you’re shipping that far maybe buy a kilo or so. 😁

[20fatcats in reply to reedboat2]

Thank you so much for your help. Very much appreciated.

[reedboat2 in reply to 20fatcats]

website is barlowsherbalelixirs.com

[reedboat2 in reply to 20fatcats]

Sorry it’s

Barlowesherbalelixirs.com

Spelled it wrong twice

[Juliegrace]

What percentage l-dopa are you going to take?

[1953bullard in reply to Juliegrace]

It’s 800 mg. 15%

[lempa_nik in reply to Juliegrace]

Well, Juliegrace, as you know, it's the not the percentage alone, but the dose of mucuna TIMES the percentage that is meaningful. For example, with 1953Bullard's example, one is getting 800 mg X 15% = 120 g of L-Dopa, close to the amount in a 25/100 Sinemet tablet.

[1953bullard in reply to lempa_nik]

Correct. But I’ve been reading up a lot on it and it seems 500 mg is a good daily dose. I took 250 mg yesterday at noon and I was on the whole rest of the day! So my plan is 100/25 sinemet cr along with 250 mg of MP at about 8 am and then another 250 mg of MP around one or two. Currently I’m on 200/50

Sinemet cr twice a day

[Kimbo1962 in reply to lempa_nik]

Hi there...got my hubby on 1 teaspoon of Macuna in the morning...he not on any pharma meds....just the high dose thiamine. What would you say is a good dosage each day? I am really useless when it comes to the grams and milligrams , in simple terms how many tsps a day. Could you kindly assist...

[1953bullard in reply to Kimbo1962]

I have no idea on the powder. I can figure out the amount with my pills. Depends on how many mg are in a teaspoon I guess

[Kimbo1962 in reply to 1953bullard]

Hi there....didn’t realise you got the tablets...I only got the powder....teaspoon is 5 ml....just so confusing with the ml and grams etc...

[Juliegrace in reply to Kimbo1962]

What is the percentage of l-dopa per measurement? The package should give some indication. Or, what is the brand? Someone here is probably familiar with it. Do you have a link to it?

[lempa_nik in reply to Kimbo1962]

Sorry, but I cannot say. Even if I had complete info about your powder--its density and %-age of L-Dopa--I couldn't say because your husband is an unknown variable in the mix. I could only tell you how much L-Dopa I get per dose of mucuna adequate to allay MY symptoms. (But you won't want to hear this because I can only express it in milligrams.)

[jdesesa]

My wife has been taking 100% mucuna power in place of 25/100 sinemet for over

2 years. 1/4 teaspoon in the morning, gets about 4 hrs on time, then 1/8 teaspoon every

3 hrs. She usually takes one sinemet for her last dose before bed. If she doesn't eat

a little bit ( even some gluten free crackers) just before taking the mucuna she will

get nauseous and vomit. She doesn't want to eat just before bed so she takes the

one sinement which doesn't make her sick because it contains carbidopa. I believe

based on my research that the carbidopa is bad news for the body and causes

symptoms that neurologists confuse as progressive PD symptoms. Do your own research!

[SuperMNew]

Please search this site for all posts relating to Mucuna Pruriens. There is a lot of good information that will help you make a decision. Short answer: I've discovered taking Mucuna with food on my stomach either renders Mucuna ineffective, less effective, or it comes up with whatever else is on my stomach! Eckk!