Katuki medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

Katuki medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Katuki

Main Synonym

Katurohini, pitarohini, kastumbhara, matsya shakala, sakuladani, katvi, chakrangi

Regional Name

Bengali : kutki
Gujarati : kadu
Hindi : kutki
Tamil : katukarohini
Punjabi : kaundd
English : picrorrhiza

Botanical Name

Pichrorhiza kurroa

Family

Scrophularaceae

Classification (Gana)

Aacharya charaka : lekhaniya, stanyasodhana, bhedaniya, and tikta skandha

Aacharya sushruta : pippalyadi, patoladi, mustadi

Aacharya vagbhatta : patolyadi, mustadi

External Morphology

A perennial herb

Useful Parts

Underground stem, root

Important Phytoconstituent

d- mannitol, kutkiol, apocynin, picroside, minecoside, picrorhizin

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : Tikta
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu

Action

Kaphapittahara

Therapeutic Indication

Bhedan (drastic purgative), lekhan (scrap kapha and meda), deepana(appetizer), dahahara (useful in burning sensations), krimighna (anti-helminthic), kusthaghna (useful in skin disorder)

Therapeutic Uses

1. Kustha - katuki, chandana, ushira powders are given for skin diseases.
2. Pittaja hridroga - katuki with licorice root powder is beneficial for cardiac diseases by pitta humor.
3. Krimi - katuki powder with honey is useful for getting rid of worms.

Dose

0.5-1 gm, for purgation - 3-5 gm

Formulations

Aarogyavardhini vati, katukadhya ghrita, tikta ghrita

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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