Picrorhiza kurrooa

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Lamiales and the family Plantaginaeceae, it is classified under the genus Picrorhiza.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is primarily found growing within the vast expanse of the Indian Subcontinent. Its natural habitat spans specific regions including the rugged landscapes of Pakistan. Furthermore, it is widely distributed across the mountainous terrain of the West Himalaya. These particular geographical areas provide the necessary environmental conditions for its survival. Consequently, its presence is closely tied to these distinct high-altitude zones.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Picrorhiza kurrooa has 3 reported plant parts identified across 36 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, rhizome, leaf.

Root

1. Journal of biosciences
2. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology
3. Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society
4. Planta medica
5. International archives of allergy and applied immunology

Rhizome

1. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology
2. World journal of microbiology & biotechnology
3. Chemical biology & drug design
4. Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society
5. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Leaf

1. Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society
2. Molecular biology reports
3. Plant, cell & environment
4. Scientific reports
5. Critical reviews in biotechnology

Chemicals

Picrorhiza kurrooa has 54 reported phytochemicals identified across 36 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Picroside I, Picroside II, Kutkoside, apocynin, Picroside.

Picroside I

1. Dr. Duke
2. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology
3. Gene
4. Protein and peptide letters
5. Chemical biology & drug design

Picroside II

1. Dr. Duke
2. Gene
3. Protein and peptide letters
4. Chemical biology & drug design
5. BioMed research international

Kutkoside

1. Dr. Duke
2. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology
3. Molecular biology reports
4. Pharmacognosy research
5. Botanical studies

apocynin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology
3. European journal of pharmacology
4. FEBS letters
5. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Picroside

1. Dr. Duke
2. Environmental microbiome
3. Functional & integrative genomics

Vanillic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

picroliv

1. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology
2. Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Acetovanillone

1. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
2. European journal of pharmacology

Androsin

1. Dr. Duke
2. International archives of allergy and applied immunology

Catalpol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA

Activities

Picrorhiza kurrooa has 80 reported activities identified across 36 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Hepatoprotective, Antioxidant, Antiasthmatic, Anticancer, Antihepatotoxic.

Hepatoprotective

1. Dr. Duke
2. Indian journal of experimental biology
3. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology
4. Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG
5. Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Antioxidant

1. Dr. Duke
2. Scientific reports
3. Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society
4. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Antiasthmatic

1. Dr. Duke
2. International archives of allergy and applied immunology

Anticancer

1. Dr. Duke
2. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Antihepatotoxic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Chemopreventive

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Immunostimulant

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Laxative

1. Dr. Duke
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Acetylcholinergic

1. Dr. Duke

Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

Preparations