Mucuna Plant: Phytochemical and Their Activities Against Diseases

Mucuna is a popular Indian medicinal plant in traditional Ayurvedic Indian medicine for diseases including Parkinsonism. This plant is pharmacologically studied for various activities like antidiabetic,aphrodisiac,antineoplastic, antiepileptic,antimicrobial activities etc. It has a long history of use in Indian Ayurvedic medicine, where it is used for worms,dysentery,diarrhea,snakebite,sexual debility,cough,tuberculosis,impotence,rheumatic disorders, muscular pain,gonorrhea,sterility,gout,delirium, dysmenorrhea, diabetes and cancer. The study of herbal medicine spans breadth of pharmacology,the study of the history,source,physical and chemical properties,mechanisms.