A CRITICAL REVIEW ON KAKANDOLA: AN AYURVEDIC HERB

Abstract

Kakandola, since ages has been used on the name of the herb named kapikachhu, for its medicinal properties. It is said to have the gunas like that of masha (Phaseolus mungo Linn.) and is used for its vrishya karma. In market two varieties of kapikachhu are available, both of which are believed to possess same aphrodisiac properties. But these varieties have wide range of difference in their cost, as surveyed in the market. Though this has been an unrevealed fact as to which variety kakandola can be correlated with. Present article aims to analyse the same using the available texts.