Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Wonderful Plants
Type:
Remedy
Chapter:
665.51.12
665.51.12 Picrorhiza kurrooa
Names: Katuka; Kuru; Kutki.
Content: iridoid glycosides; phenol glycosides; apocynin.
Source: Ayurveda.
Body
Fever.
Lungs: bronchitis.
Heart: problems.
Stomach: dyspepsia.
Abdomen: liver problems, cancer, intoxication; diabetes.
Rectum: diarrhoea.
Skin: dermatitis; scorpion stings.