A REVIEW ON KAKOLYADI GANA OF SUSHRUTA SAMHITA
Dr. Rituraj Prajapati*, Dr. Om Prakash Sharma Dr. Naresh Kumar Garg, Dr. Nikita Panwar and Dr. Monika
ABSTRACT
In the Ayurvedic samhitas kakoliyadi gana are mention. Kakolyadi gana is one of the first gana which is first described in Sushruta samhita. Charaka had already described those dravyas in Jivaniya Mahakasaya with some changes. Vagbhatta mentioned these drugs (except draksha) in a gana with another name called Padmakadi gana. All groups have some common dravyas which are not in use these days because of their unavailability and these dravyas are collectively known as ‘Astavarga’. Astavarga term is first evaluated in Paryayaratnamala. In Paryayratnamala and Kaiyadeva nighantu they have given 2 drugs in 3 groups i.e–Jivakadvaya, Kakolidvaya, and Medadvaya. This gana contain many controversial drugs substitute are now used in place of them.
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