Picrorhiza kurroa ROYLE EX BENTH |
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Botanical Name |
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Picrorhiza kurroa ROYLE EX BENTH |
English
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Picrorhiza |
Family |
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Scrophulariaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Root stock elongate, stout, creeping, covered with withered leaf bases. Leaves 5 to 10 cm, coriaceous, serrate, base narrowed into a winged sheathing petiole. Scape stout, ascending, with or without bracts below the inflorescence. Spike 5 to 10 cm, many flowered , sub-hirsute. Bracts oblong or lanceolate. Sepals 5, 4 to 7 mm, lanceolate, ciliate. Petals 5 to 8 mm long, ovate, ciliate. Capsule 1 to 1.5 cm long, ovoid. |
| Herb Effects |
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Laxative, diuretic, antimicrobial, protects the liver, increases the formation and/or secretion of bile and stimulates the secretion of gastric juices. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Kutkin, kutkoside, picroside, kutkisterol and kutkiol, vanillic acid and sesquiterpene. |
| Chemistry
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IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Vanillic acid |
Not Available |
4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
benzoic acid |
C8H8O4 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Jaundice and other liver problems, constipation, indigestion, influenza, ascites, anemia and as a tonic. The drug Picrorhiza extensively used in various ailments like bilious fever, dyspepsia, urinary trouble, asthma, hiccough, blood circulation, burns, liver complaints, paralysis, epilepsy, ringworm infection, scabies and gout. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.
Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants. |
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