10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 1 Issue 3 2010 (July - September) Mucuna has been used in India for thousands of years. In Ayurveda, Kunch is used as a single herb and also in combination with other herbs. The most common preparation used widely in north India is 'Kunch Pak'. The clinical trial performed on 15 psychiatric patients reveals that 15g of crude seed powder of Mucuna prurita was as effective as 0.5g of L-dopa. No adverse effects were observed. A significant reduction in disease rating scale scores were seen at the end of 12 weeks treatment. Agrawal Archana,Agrawal Megha,Rathore Amit Aphrodisiac, Ayurvedic preparation, Kunch Pak, Mucuna Prurita. -