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Picrorrhiza Kurroa
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Local Name: Kurroo
- Botanical Name: Picrorrhiza Kurroa
- Family: Scrophulariaceae
- Found between 2600m and 3600m, often growing among Rhodedendron anthopogon
- Roots used to treat stomache ache, jaundice and diarrhoea. Commercially
used as a liver tonic.
- CITES listed; Appendix II
- Export permit fee: 540 Rs. per quintal
- Local market price (kullu, nov 2003): 120 Rs./kg