| 1 |
Comman
Name |
KATUKA:
KATKI: KAKU: KATAKA |
| 2 |
Bot.
Name |
PICRORHIZA CURUA (KURROA) |
| 3 |
Use |
Used
as anti periodic and promote secretion of biles It
improves appetite and stimulate gastric secretion. It has
also antibiotic activity. |
| 4 |
Parts
used |
Dried
roots and Rhizome |
| 5 |
Type
of Plant |
Perennial
small herb |
| 6 |
Distribution |
Found
at a elevatiC\n between 2700-4500 meter in the hill of H.P., J &
K, Uttaranchal; Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. |
7 |
Propagation |
Mostly
through seed Vegetative propagation by cuttings . portion of rhizome
segment is also used |
| 8 |
Pant
population |
1000
plants per acre |
| 9 |
Harvesting
Period |
October
November |
| 10 |
Gestation
Period |
18
months |
| 11 |
Economic
Life of the Plants |
Perennial |
| 12 |
Yield |
700
kg per acre dry weight |
| 13 |
Price
|
Rs.60/-kg
|