• Dr. Satender Khatri
• Dr. Swati

Medicinal plants can be used to successfully make both conventional and alternative medicines. It is challenging to standardize plant products because of their diverse composition, which can be found in whole plants, plant parts, or extracts made from them. To ensure the consistent quality of herbal medications, it is imperative to appropriately manage the starting material. Picrorhiza kurroa (kutki/katuki) is a high-altitude Himalayan perennial valued in traditional medicine for hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. Overharvesting, habitat loss and poor cultivation practices have driven wild populations to threatened status, prompting conservation and cultivation research including in-vitro propagation and habitat modeling. This review summarizes current knowledge of its taxonomy, distribution, traditional uses, phyto chemistry, pharmacology, conservation status and management strategies, and highlights research gaps and priorities.

Ayurveda, Medicinal plant, Katuki, Picrorrhiza kurroa

"'A Literature Review of Katuki (Picrorrhiza kurroa royle ex benth.) An Endangered plant species'", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no.b504-b513, October-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510170.pdf

"'A Literature Review of Katuki (Picrorrhiza kurroa royle ex benth.) An Endangered plant species'", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no. ppb504-b513, October-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510170.pdf