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Kutki Extract (Picrorhiza kurroa)
- Active Ingredient: picroside I and picroside II
- Common Name: Kutki
- Chemical Constituents and Components:
picroside I and picroside II (picroside II also being called kutkoside) and the mixture overall is then called kutkin
Kutki extract is available in 2%, 4%, 5%, 6%
Uses:Picrorhiza is a plant that grows in the Himalayan mountains. People, especially practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine, use the root and rhizome (underground stem) for treatment.
Picrorhiza is used for yellowed skin (jaundice), sudden liver infections caused by a virus (acute viral hepatitis), fever, allergy, and asthma. It is also used to treat skin conditions including eczema and vitiligo, a disorder that causes white patches on the skin. Some people use picrorhiza for digestion problems including indigestion,constipation, and ongoing diarrhea. Other uses include treatment of infection, scorpion stings, epilepsy, malaria, and rheumatoid arthritis.
