Mucuna Pruriens
by Protocol For Life Balance · capsule · 90 veg capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 13092 0
- DSLD label 73234
- Serving 2 veg capsules
- 45 servings
Mucuna Pruriens by Protocol For Life Balance lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 veg capsules, such as 800 mg of mucuna extract and 120 mg of L-dopa. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2017.
What is in Mucuna Pruriens?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 veg capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mucuna extractas L-DopaMucuna extract (Form: min. 15% L-Dopa Note: naturally occurring) PlantPart: seed Genus: Mucuna Species: spp. | 800 mg | Higher than 90% of 417 products listing cowhage (median 125 mg). | |
| L-Dopa | 120 mg | Higher than 55% of 38 products listing L-DOPA (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 73234 (entered April 25, 2017), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- Its 800 mg of mucuna extract (filed by NIH under cowhage) is higher than 90% of the 417 cowhage products that print an amount; 33 list more.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Dopa MucunaLuckyHerbs same ingredients
- Dopa MucunaNOW same ingredients
- Mucuna Extract 400 mgProtocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- Mucuna Pruriens 15% L-Dopa ExtractHard Rhino same ingredients
- Mucuna 1000 mgPure Nootropics same ingredients
- Mucuna Pruriens 20% L-Dopa Extract 400 mgHarvest Naturals same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Suggested Usage: Take 2 capsules with a meal, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Best when taken early in the day.
- Warnings
- Cautions/Interactions: Do not use if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. If you are taking medications (especially methyldopa, tricyclic antidepressants, or MAOIs) or have a medical condition including a history of melanoma, diabetes, peptic ulcer, liver disease, psychiatric disorder, or cardiovascular disease, or if you are planning to have surgery, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 73234.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose powder, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Mucuna Pruriens have?
2 labels are on file under this name since December 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 73234 (current) Entered April 25, 2017 · on the market · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13092 0
- Label 69035 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 90 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13092 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.