Posted by aeon on November 26, 2006, at 17:54:18
In reply to Re: Amino acid therapy... or Mucuna pruriens? » Jimmyboy, posted by circusboy on November 26, 2006, at 17:45:34
L-Dopa actually cannot be absorbed into the brain normally because it gets converted to dopamine peripherally. That's why they include carbidopa which stops conversion peripherally, and allows the l-dopa to cross into the brain. Parkinson's patients need to induce a functional B6 deficiency also as B6 increases peripheral conversion.
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