Description of Picrorhiza Kurroa, A Source of the Ayurvedic Drug Kutaki

Abstract

AbstractThe Crude Drug Kutaki (Picrorhiza Kurroa Royle Ex Benth.) Is Reported To Be A Potent Drug For The Cure Of Various Ailments. It Is Especially Used As A Hepatoprotective, An Antiasthmatic and An Immunomodulating Agent, and Is One Of The Major Ingredients In Therapeutic Ayurvedic Formulations. This Paper Presents Habit, Habitat, Distribution, Occurrence, Production, Trade, Qualitative Evaluation Of Kutkin, A Glucosidic Bitter Principle, and Adulterants.