From the centre for the treatment of neuropathy and neuropathic pain, Soest, NL: info@ores.nl www.neuropathie.nu Mucuna pruriens, the Velvet bean belongs to the familty of Leguminosae, and is one of the more popular phytotherapeuticals of India. It is constituent of more than 200 indigenous ayurvedic drug formulations and one of the indications is Parkinson’s disease. Professor Jan M. Keppel Hesselink, MD and pharmacologist discusses some pros and cons of Mucuna pruriens as phytotherapy for Parkinson’s disease.