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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

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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
>
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