Kaunch Capsule

Botanical name  – Mucuna pruriens

Family name – Fabaceae

English name  – Cow hedge plant, Cowhage

Common name – Kapikacchu

Synonyms  – Shookashimbi, Rshyaprokta, Kacchura, Kapikacchu, Atmagupta, Kantoora

Habit  – Annual climber

Useful Parts – Seeds, roots, and trichomes. (Beeja, Mula, Phala, Soft thorns on Phala)

Common Uses – Brain tonic, laxative, anthelmintic against worms, diuretic. Nutritive for muscles and for the reproductive system, therefore it is a sperm strengthener

Indications – Ulcers, nervous disorders, diarrhea, vaginal disorders, and impotency.