Mucuna pruriens belongs to the Fabaceae family and is ordinarily known as velvet bean, in English cowitch and Hindi Kawaanch. The restorative quality of this bean makes it an excellent component in pharmaceutical and therapeutic applications. Apart from high protein and starch content, these beans contain (l-Dopa) 3, 4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine, which exhibits several medicinal properties. However, it is poisonous when ingested by ruminants. The obstruction to the advancement of Mucuna as nutrition or food is the nearness of antinutrients, which are high as opposed to other uncommon vegetables. Also, this legume is considered as a future restorative herb because of its anticholesterolemic, anti-Parkinson, antioxidant, antidiabetic, sexual enhancing, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antivenom activities. It also exhibits anticancer activities, but very few studies have been done. The seeds of Mucuna pruriens also contain a vast range of phytochemical constituents such as alkaloids, glycosides, saponins, reducing sugars, and tannins, which provide an avenue to explore it for wider applications. This review sheds light on the possible mechanism of action of Mucuna pruriens on some diseases (hypoglycemia, Parkinson’s disease, microbial diseases and tumor). and also fills the gap in the studies of Mucuna pruriens. and Further more in vitro and in vivo studies should be done to explore the potential of these seeds against many diseases, its application as a food source, its antinutrient, and harmful properties as well as its nutraceutical perspective.

毛uc豆属于豆科（Fabaceae）家族，通常被称为天鹅绒豆，在英语小花cow和北印度语Kawaanch中使用。这种豆的恢复性品质使其成为药物和治疗应用中的极佳成分。除了高蛋白质和淀粉含量外，这些豆还含有（l- Dopa）3，4-二羟基-1-苯丙氨酸，具有多种药用特性。但是，反刍动物摄入时有毒。Mucuna的发展受到阻碍因为营养或食物就是抗营养素的接近性，与其他不常见的蔬菜相比，抗营养素的含量很高。而且，由于其抗胆固醇，抗帕金森，抗氧化剂，抗糖尿病，增强性，抗炎，抗微生物和抗蛇毒作用，因此被认为是未来的恢复性草药。它还具有抗癌活性，但很少进行研究。毛uc豆的种子还包含多种植物化学成分，如生物碱，糖苷，皂苷，还原糖和单宁酸，为进一步推广其应用提供了途径。这项审查阐明了毛uc的可能的作用机制某些疾病（低血糖症，帕金森氏症，微生物病和肿瘤）。并填补了毛豆M的研究空白。并应进行更多的体外和体内研究，以探索这些种子抗多种疾病的潜力，其作为食物来源的应用，其抗营养性和有害特性以及营养学前景。