Lab testing for Mucuna in UK?

[billyroca]

Hello

Has anyone in the UK tried to send off their Mucuna for testing, to see actual dosage of L-dopa contained therein?

This is one of the reasons consultants give for not being able to advise about Mucuna... I know that the companies selling the mucuna give an indication of how much L-dopa is in it, but apparently this can change from batch to batch. And apparently can go down depending on conditions that the powder has been kept in.

Always appreciate any advice about this. Thank you!

[lingfield222]

Hi Billyroca

My husband's nutritionist has recommended he take mucuna and told us to buy DopaBoost. Each pill has:

425gm Mucuna pruriens,

5mg Vit B6,

750mg N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine

100mg green tea extract

100mg Quercetin

She is very insistent that buying any supplements are good quality otherwise you risk low levels of the active ingredients.

My husband was diagnosed a few months ago, but think he has had PD for a while as evidenced by persistent constipation over several years, and a low level but gradually increasing tremour in his left hand. He is not on any meds. We are on a journey and have found everyone's suggestions on here really supportive and helpful.

[sudoku123 in reply to lingfield222]

Good Information.

Would you tell me the company to use?

Thank you.

[lingfield222 in reply to sudoku123]

Hi - the nutritionist suggested I use Amrita Nutrition amritanutrition.co.uk/ but guess you can get DopaBoost eslewhere?

[sudoku123 in reply to lingfield222]

Thank you.

[Cagey84]

Here are a couple of references that might help. First, on the variable content - liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1... . Second, even if the content is what is claimed, it can degrade to damaging chemicals - nature.com/articles/srep11078

Personally, I don't get the point about MP. I'd rather know exactly what I'm taking, including a DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor as in Sinemet or Madopar.

[gilgamesh]

Does anyone know of a brand with blinded third party testing, or just promotional material that comes from the companies themselves?

[Cagey84]

Not just third party testing on the content of levodopa, but also the stability and shelf life (see comment above)