Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.
What we know about this ingredient
Plant ingredients whose declared parts and preparations need to be distinguished.
In France
Absent from the French plant list of 24 June 2014. Absence from this list does not mean prohibition.
Order of 24 June 2014, Annex I. French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, retrieved 23 October 2026.
In Belgium
Prohibited in food in Belgium (list 1).
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.
Conditions and warnings, source text in Dutch:
Een afwijking kan worden gevraagd aan en wordt beoordeeld door de Commissie van advies voor plantenbereidingen indien het dossier middels analyse aantoont dat de aanbevolen dagelijkse hoeveelheid van het eindproduct dat harmaan alkaloïden, levo-dopa, lectines en/of niet proteïnogene aminozuren bevat, ongeacht de bron ervan, niet leidt tot, respectievelijk, een inname hoger dan de wetenschappelijk onderbouwde DNEL-waarde voor (elk van of de meest toxische van) deze harmaan alkaloïden, de wetenschappelijk onderbouwde DNEL waarde voor levo-dopa, de wetenschappelijk onderbouwde DNEL-waarde voor (elk van of de meest toxische van) deze lectines en de wetenschappelijk onderbouwde DNEL-waarde voor (elk van of de meest toxische van) deze niet proteïnogene aminozuren.Conditions and warnings, source text in French:
Une dérogation peut être demandée et est évaluée par la Commission d’avis des préparations de plantes si le dossier démontre au moyen d’analyse que la portion journalière recommandée du produit fini contenant des alcaloïdes de type harmane et/ou de la levo-dopa et/ou des lectines et/ou des acides aminés non protéinogènes, quelle que soit sa source, ne conduit pas, respectivement, à une ingestion supérieure à la valeur DNEL de (chacun de ou le plus toxique de) ces alcaloïdes de type harmane scientifiquement fondée, à la valeur DNEL de levo-dopa scientifiquement fondée, à la valeur DNEL de (chacun de ou la plus toxique de) ces lectines scientifiquement fondée et à la valeur DNEL de (chacun de ou le plus toxique de) ces acides aminés non protéinogènes scientifiquement fondée.‘To be notified if in pre-dosed form’ means that a product presented in measured doses, such as capsules or tablets, must be notified to the Belgian Federal Public Service for Public Health before being marketed. Notification does not establish that a product complies with all applicable rules.
Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex. Belgium, Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, plant lists (annex replaced on 30 January 2024), retrieved 24 October 2026, source updated 30 January 2024.
Source: Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex as replaced by the Royal Decree of 12 December 2023 (Belgian Official Gazette of 30 January 2024); table read from the Gazette images and formatted by the site publisher
Declared supplements, doses and further information on the French page.
Products containing it
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The Latin name connects these records. A cosmetic derivative does not necessarily describe the same food preparation.