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What Is Mucuna Puriens?

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Rockford, IL
June 15, 2024
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It's an herbal supplement that contains dopamine. Some people take it instead of carbidopa-levodopa or in addition to it.

The problem with supplements is that you never know exactly what you are getting. They aren't regulated and can have a lot of impurities or inconsistencies. Sometimes it doesn't matter, sometimes it does.

June 15, 2024

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