Picrorhiza kurroa

Picrorhiza kurroa is one of the major income generating non-timber forest products found in the Nepalese Himalayas.

[4] In 1997, kutki was listed in appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species[1] (CITES).

The species not widely cultivated, though this has been discussed as a potential way to preserve wild stands,[5] especially since the Dunagiri Foundation Trust has created, implemented, and successfully employed protocols to generate export-quality organic ethical 'Dunagiri Certified' Kutki since 2014.

Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora appears to be used heavily as a substitute for P. kurroa and is considered non-threatened by CITES.

Other uses have been proposed (e.g. for asthma, liver damage, wound healing, vitiligo), but the medical evidence is not yet conclusive.