Picrorhiza

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Malaya (Import)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bilious, Dyspepsia

Science studied: 25-ACETOXY-2BETA-GLUCOSYLOXY-3,16,20-TRIHYDROXY-9-METHYL-18-NORLANOST-5,23-DIEN-22-ONE, APOCYNIN, ARVENIN-III, GLUCOSIDO-VANILLOYL-GLUCOSE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Scientific name: Picrorhiza kurrooa

Common names: Picrorhiza

POWO: 808409-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Malaya (Import).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bilious
• Dyspepsia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Malaya (Import)

Documented cultural uses

• Bilious
• Dyspepsia

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Bilious · Malaya (Import) · "
• Dyspepsia · Malaya (Import) · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Unravelling the fungal endomicrobiome of Picrorhiza kurrooa for increasing in-planta picroside biosynthesis using endophytic Trichoderma harzianum PKRF1. · 2026 source ↗
• A bZIP type transcription factor from Picrorhiza kurrooa modulates the expression of terpenoid biosynthesis genes in Nicotiana benthamiana · 2024 source ↗
• Comparative Study on the Biochemical Profile and Antioxidant Activity of <i>Picrorhiza kurrooa</i> Rolye ex Benth. Obtained from Uttarakhand. · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 25-ACETOXY-2BETA-GLUCOSYLOXY-3,16,20-TRIHYDROXY-9-METHYL-18-NORLANOST-5,23-DIEN-22-ONE
• APOCYNIN
• ARVENIN-III
• GLUCOSIDO-VANILLOYL-GLUCOSE
• 2BETA-GLUCOSYLOXY-3,16,20,25-TETRAHYDROXY-9-METHYL-19-NORLANOSTA-5,23-DIENE-11,22-DIONE
• KURRIN
• KUTHINOL
• KUTHIRTEROL
• KUTKISTEROL
• KUTKIN
• KUTKIOL
• KUTKOSIDE
• PICROSIDE-I
• PICROSIDE-II
• VANILLIC-ACID
• GLUCOSE

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — Excludes Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora . — 13/09/2007

Jurisdictions in the listing: Bhutan (BT), India (IN), Nepal (NP)

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This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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