Picrorhiza, Hu Huang Lian 胡黄连 Hu Huang Lian (TCM)Katuki (Ayurveda)Kadukurokini (Siddha)Kutki (Unani)Hong Len  ཧོང་ལེན  (Tibet) Royle, Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the naturalhistory of the Himalayan Mountains and of the flora of Cashmere, 1839 Picrorhiza kurroa(Photo by Kenraiz) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Picrorhiza spp. (sometimes spelled Picrorrhiza) P. kurroa (mainly Ayurveda, also TCM) P. scrophulariflora (syn. Neopicrorhiza scrophulariaeflora) (TCM, Tibetan) Hong len, used in Tibetan Medicine, has several varieties: Hong len mchhog, Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Hong ldman pa: ‘Female’ variety: Lagotis glauca ‘Male’ variety: Lagotis brevituba; L. uralensis (Buryat); L. kunawurensis (Nepal) Hong len ser po: Scutellaria baicalensis Parts used: Rhizome Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Deficient Heat Uses: 1. Clears Liver Heat (Ayurveda, TCM, Unani, Tibetan):-Headache, Red Eyes, Diarrhea, Gall Bladder disease-Hypertension etc.-Hepatitis; various Liver diseases with Heat or Heat and Damp-especially useful for Bilious dyspepsia, and especially if with Fever (Unani)-various Eye diseases associated with liver heat.-potent Hepato-protective-effective to lower Cholesterol-‘It tonifies the Liver and the Gall Bladder, and improves the eyesight’ (Su Gong)  2. Clears Heat and Damp (Ayurveda, TCM, Tibetan, Unani):-Diarrhea associated with Heat and Damp of the Stomach, Liver, Gall Bladder or Bowels.-Urinary Tract Infections, Jaundice-Gastritis and Intestinal Pain.    3. Clears…

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