picrorhiza kurroa

Picrorhiza kurroa is one of the major income generating non-timber forest products found in the Nepalese Himalayas. It is one of the oldest medicinal plants traded from the Karnali zone. Known as kutki or कुटकी in Nepali, it is a perennial herb and is used as a substitute for Indian gentian (Gentiana kurroo).

It is found in the Himalayan region from Kashmir to Sikkim at an elevation of 2700-4500 m and in Nepal, found abundantly between 3500 and 4800 m. It is found far away from the community and ...