Running through translater I got: It seems well that the broad beans, especially the broad beans germees, contain dopamine. A study has ete made on the effectiveness of the mucuna pruriens (itching powder), which contains L-dopa. It seems that the effects are positive with only qq minor gastrointestiaux disadvantages. The effective amounts would be between 20 and 30g/jour. Several MP say it to use with US, Canada, Germany etc. The mucuna east uses in med. Chinese and Indian ayurvedique.Pardonnez the lack of precisions but I do not find original paper. Maryse ---------- > From: Maryse Schild <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Feves, etc > Date: Saturday, August 07, 1999 12:28 AM > > Il semble bien que les feves, surtout les feves germees, contiennent de > la dopamine. Une etude a ete faite sur l'efficacite du mucuna pruriens > (poil a gratter), qui contient de la L-dopa. Il semble que les effets > sont positifs avec seulement qq inconvenients gastrointestiaux mineurs. > Les doses efficaces seraient entre 20 et 30g/jour. Plusieurs MP disent > l'utiliser aux US, Canada, Allemagne etc.. Le mucuna est utilise en med. > chinoise et indienne ayurvedique.Pardonnez le manque de precisions mais > je ne retrouve pas le papier original. > Maryse