Hello All, I live in India and I have never heard of this Kapi Kachhu. Dad had PD for 7 years so I suppose we should have heard of it. Well i could inquire around Take care Lavanya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivan M Suzman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 8:10 AM Subject: SInemet alternative: Mucuna pruriens plant used to treat PD-- contains L-dopa > DearPIEN friends, > > Doese anyone (people from > India: yoga students: and travellers) > have experience with kapi kachhu? > Is it better than Sinemet? > > It is a plant which contains l-dopa, > naturally, and has been used in > India for centuries to treat Parkinson's > disease. It predates Dr. James Parkinson > by hundreds of years. > > Thank you. > > Ivan S. > Portland > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn