Mucuna pruriens, the velvet bean, is a tropical legume used for generations in Ayurvedic tradition. It’s a natural source of L-DOPA, the compound the body turns into dopamine, which is why it’s long been prized for a warm, motivating lift in mood.
The feel-good bean
Grown across the tropics and used for generations, Mucuna has long been valued in Ayurveda and other traditional systems for its warm, motivating character. Not a borrowed jolt, but a mood that seems to rise from the inside out.
Not a borrowed jolt. A mood that rises from the inside out.
What Mucuna feels like
A quiet sense of drive and ease that feels like your own, motivation rather than stimulation. It’s part of what gives Ritual Social its warmth.
What’s inside Mucuna
Mucuna is one of nature’s richest sources of L-DOPA (levodopa), the direct precursor your body converts into dopamine, the neurotransmitter tied to motivation and reward.
Is Mucuna safe?
Mucuna has been eaten as a food crop as well as taken as a botanical, and the amounts used in a drink are small.
A note on wellbeing
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, speak to your doctor before use. Mucuna is a botanical enjoyed for everyday wellbeing. It is not a medicine, and nothing here is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition.
Ritual Social
15ml sachetRaspberry & passionfruit10 per cylinder
In Ritual Social, Mucuna brings the warmth, the feel-good note alongside Kanna and Ashwagandha, in a 15ml sachet that blooms into colour when it meets water.
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What is Mucuna Pruriens used for?
Mucuna pruriens is traditionally used for a warm lift in mood and motivation. It’s a natural source of L-DOPA, the precursor the body converts into dopamine.
Does Mucuna increase dopamine?
Through L-DOPA, which the body uses to make dopamine. That is why Mucuna is associated with drive and warmth rather than a stimulant edge.
Is Mucuna Pruriens safe?
For most healthy adults it is well tolerated in modest amounts. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, speak to your doctor before use.
Is Mucuna a stimulant?
No. Mucuna’s lift comes from its dopamine-related activity rather than stimulation, a sense of drive and ease rather than a caffeine-style buzz.
Where does Mucuna come from?
Mucuna pruriens grows across the tropics and has been used for generations, most notably within Ayurveda, India’s traditional system of medicine.
Mucuna Pruriens is one of eleven botanicals behind Social, Serene and Sharp. Also in Ritual Social: Ashwagandha, Kanna. See all eleven botanicals →