• Family : Scrophulariaceae
  (Figwort Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
• Synonym(s) : Valeriana lindleyana Wall.; Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle; Picrorhiza lindleyana Wettst.; Veronica lindleyana Wall.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth.
• Common name : Kutki
• Vernacular name : Kardi, Karoi, Karu, Karwi (Hindi); Katukhurohani (Malayalam); Kurki (Nepali); Anjani, Arishta, Katumbhara (Sanskrit); Acokarokini, Akutam, Akutarokini, Amakkini (Tamil); Katuka-rogani, Katukarogani, Katukkurohini (Telugu); Kutki (Urdu)
• Habit : Perennial herb
• Habitat : Himalayas; 2700 - 4800 m. altitude
• Comments / notes : It is a well-known herb in the Ayurveda and has been used to treat disorders of the liver and upper respiratory tract, chronic diarrhea, and scorpion sting.
• Flower, Fruit : June-August
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
• Native : India, Pakistan, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to West Himalaya
• Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 188
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Picrorhiza kurroa. Downloaded on 3 December 2023.

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