Katuka

Katuka

Latin Name:

Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Name in Different Language:

  • Sanskrit : Tikta, Tiktarohini, Kaurohini, Kavi, Sutiktaka, Kauka, Rohini
  • English : Hellebore
  • Hindi : Kutki

Pharmalogical Actions:

  • Antioxidant support for healthy life[i]
  • Liver Support -Viral hepatitis * Drug induced hepatitis  * Alcohol induced hepatitis  * Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)[ii]
  • Anti-allergic and antiseptic action[iii]

Therapeutic Dose:

  • 1 – 3 g. of the drug in powder form

Reference

[1].Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India: Part – 1 Volume – 2; Monograph no. 40. Published by Dept. of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India.

[2] Hassan, Farooq, et al. “In Vitro Antioxidant and Inhibitory Study of Picrorhiza kurroa (Kutki), Syzygium aromaticum (Loung), Lawsonia inermis (Henna), Rheum emodi (Revand Chini), Curcuma longa (Haldi) Against Lipid Per-Oxidation in Mice Brain and Liver.” Dose-Response 21.4 (2023): 15593258231210431.

[3] Raut, Ashwinikumar, et al. “Picrorhiza kurroa, Royle ex Benth: Traditional uses, phytopharmacology, and translational potential in therapy of fatty liver disease.” Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine 14.1 (2023): 100558.

[4] Bakane, Payal V., et al. “Kutki: An important Jadi Buti in ayurveda.” Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 12.5 (2023): 157-161.

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