Details of Plants:Picrorhiza kurrooa

Plant details

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Phytochemicals

10-Deoxygeniposidic acid
4-Fluoro-2-methoxyphenol
5-Epideoxyloganic acid
Acetovanillone
Androsin
Arvenin I
Arvenin II
Arvenin III
Aucubin
Bartsioside
Boschnaloside
Catapol
Cinnamic Acid
Cucurbitacin F
Cucurbitacin K
Cucurbitacin O
Cucurbitacin P
Cucurbitacin Q
Cucurbitacin R
Dodecylbenzene
Ellagic Acid
Formocortal
Galactitol
Gallic acid
Geniposidic acid
Isocorilagin
Kutkosid
Minecoside
Mussaenosidic acid
PICROSIDE I
Phytosterols
Picein
Picracin
Picrolonic acid
Picroside II
Picroside III
Picroside IV
Pikuroside
Piscrocin B
pyrocatechol
NE-statewise availability

Sikkim
Vernacular Name

Sikkim: Kutki
Ailments cured

Malarial Fever
respiratory disorders
Plant parts used and methods

Root: Dried powder taken orally
Plant References

Idrisi. M. S; et al. Indigenous knowledge and medicinal use of plants by local communities in Rangit Valley, South Sikkim, India, NeBIO Vol. 1(2), 34-45 , 2010.

Phytochemical References

Mohanraj, K; et al., IMPPAT: A curated database of Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics, Scientific reports, 8:4329, 2018.