2024, Vol. 12, Issue 3, Part B

One kind of monoamine neurotransmitter is dopamine. It serves as a chemical messenger that carries messages from our brain's nerve cells to the rest of our body. Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter that drives us to take action and improves our day-to-day activities. One of the molecules in our brain that drives behavior is dopamine, which determines our mood, memories, and even how we move and behave today. Dopamine is found in nature and is supplied to humans by the ayurvedic medications kapikachhu or mucuna. Mucuna is referred to as "the dopamine bean" because it naturally contains levodopa, which is a precursor to dopamine and is a powerful mood enhancer.