Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth.

Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth.. A low, more or less hairy perennial herb with an elongate, stout, creeping rootstock; leaves almost radical, spathulate, sharply serrate; flowers white or pale blue-purple, in a dense terminal spicate raceme; fruit an ovoid capsule. P. kurrooa obtained as dried rhizomes and roots are used as substitute for Gentiana kurroo (Juntiyana)

The pharmacological actions of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth.'s Root are Abortifacient, Alterative, Anthelmintic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bilious, Anti-haemorrhagic, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-malarial, Anti-Periodic, Anti-phlegmatic, Anti-pyretic, Anti-spasmodic, Antibiotic, Brain Tonic, Carminative, Cholagogue, Digestive, Emetic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Heptoprotective, Purgative, Stomachic, Tonic.

The indication of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth.'s Decoction (root) is Dropsy.

The indications of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth.'s Root are Leucoderma, Inflammations, Digestive Debility, Malaria, Hemicrania, Gum Affections, Burning Sensation, Teeth Affections, Intestinal Worms, Urinary Discharges, Blood Impurities, Hiccough, Fever, Jaundice, Bilious Dyspepsia, Bilious Fever, Chest Complaints, Loss of Appetite, Anorexia, Dysentery, Hepatitis, Piles, Dyspepsia, Asthma, Constipation, Liver Affections, Dropsy.

The temperament of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth.'s Root is 3rd Order, Warm and Dry.

Taste: Root: Bitter,Sharp.

The substitute of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth. is Gentiana kurroo Royle.

The active constituents of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth. are Alcoholic Extract, Apocynin, Berberine, Cathartic Acid, Glucose, Kurrin, Kutkin, Kutkisterol Sesquiterpene, Picrorhizetin, Picrorhizin, Wax.

The antidotes of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth. are Pistacia lentiscus Linn., Prunus amygdalus Batsch. (Oil).