| Botanical Name |
Picrorhiza Kurroa |
| Common Name |
Kutki |
| Family |
Scrophulariaceae |
| Part-Used |
Root, rhizome |
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Description:
This herb is found in Himalayas , Jammu & Kashmir and Sikkim .
Active Compounds:
Root contains a glucoside called 'Kutkin", a glycosidal bitter principal, which is a mixture of two iridoid glycosides viz. Picroside I and kutkoside. The herb also contains other substances such as glucose, wax, cathartic acid etc.
Medicinal Properties:
The rhizome is bitter stomachic and laxative, anti-periodic, cathartic, cholagogue, emmenagogue, emetic, abortifacient, cardiotonic in large doses.
Uses:
Constipation, epilepsy, improves eye sight, fever malaria, paralysis, scorpion sting, skin diseases, leprosy, leucoderma, hypotension, cardiac disorders, cough asthma, burning sensation etc. 
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