Movement Disorders Clinical Practice

Banisteriopsis caapi, a Forgotten Potential Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease?

The paper reviews early 1920s–30s clinical trials and the pharmacology of Banisteriopsis caapi and its harmala alkaloids (notably harmine), and argues that—despite historical abandonment—harmine merits reevaluation as a potential rapidly acting anti‑Parkinsonian agent.

Published

October 6, 2015

Journal

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice

Authors

Bernschneider‐Reif, S., Poewe, W., Lees, A.