About author : Chowdhury Saikat*, K Nishteswar, Harisha CR I.P.G.T. & R.A. Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, India *e-mail : saikatchowdhurygau@yahoo.com ABSTRACT: Pentatropis capensis Linn. f. (Bullock) is a straggler twining on thorny shrubs and trees, belonging to the family Asclepiadaceae, commonly known as Kakanasa, distributed throughout Bengal and Western Peninsula. Till there was no data regarding the detailed pharmacognostical, ... Read More »