Although it itches, Velvet Bean, also called devil’s bean, is a neurotransmitter that promotes pleasure as it contains Dopamine (the L-Dopa (Levodopa). OYEYEMI GBENGA-MUSTAPHA writes. According to ...

The farmers of Zambia once considered the velvet bean (Mucuna purensis) poisonous. Now, farmers have learned that in fact, this grain legume is highly nutritious and, as a feed supplement, can ...

For years farmers with degraded soils in Nyanza have had to rely on fertiliser from the shops to boost their soil health or nutrients. But now farmer Sophia Akelo says they have discovered that the ...

A team of University of Florida researchers has been studying a tropical plant that they say could effectively treat Parkinson's tremors in a more accessible way. The velvet bean, scientifically known ...