Genetic variation of extremely threatened medicinal plant Nepalese Kutki (Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora)
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The Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Pennell. (Scrophulariaceae), commonly known as Nepalease Kutki in English, is an extremely endangered, medicinally important, high altitude plant of the Eastern Himalayas of India [1]. The rhizomes which are the main propagule for multiplication, used in Indian, Bhutanese, Nepalese, Tibetan and Chinese traditional medicines to treat various ailments such as liver disorders, fever, asthma and jaundice [2]. However, the medicinal value of this plant is due to the presence of higher amount of picroside [3].
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Bantawa, P., Das, A., Ghosh, P. D., & Mondal, T. K. (2012). Genetic variation of extremely threatened medicinal plant Nepalese Kutki (Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora). INDIAN JOURNAL OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING, 72(01), 103–106. https://doi.org/.
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