A Review on Male Fertility Improving Behaviour of "Mucuna pruriens" (Seeds)

Sandeep Kumar Singh, Dr. Umesh Pratap Singh

Abstract: Mucuna pruriens belonging to family (Fabaceae) is a therapeutic valuable agent and it is normally utilized into clinical practice in India. It has been shown that its seeds are potentially of substantial medicinal importance. There are in vitro, in vivo and literature reviews to demonstrate beneficial medicinal effects of M. pruriens in worldwide. This study aims to systematically review the scientific literature and provide a comprehensive summary on the effect of M. pruriens on sperm parameters with idiopathic infertility. Different parts of the plant are used in Ayurvedic research since ancient period due to their excellent medicinal values and cure many diseases such as bone fractures, cough, dog-bite, madness, pain, pleuritis, ring worm, scorpion sting, snake-bite, sores and syphilis, and is anticholestrolemic, antiparkinson, antidiabetic, aphrodisiac, anti inflammatory and antimicrobial, also used for the treatment of menstruation disorders, constipation, edema, fever, tuberculosis, etc. The seeds of Mucuna pruriens contain alkaloids, glycosides, reducing sugars, saponins, tannins, terpenoids, calcium, phosphorus and potassium, polyphenolic substances, protease inhibitor, phytic acid, and L-dopa is a major constituent present in whole herb.

Keywords: infertility treatment, Mucuna pruriens, sperm health, Ayurvedic medicine, medicinal plants