Picrorhiza
"Picrorhiza" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family Plantaginaceae. Members contain scrosides (CINNAMATES) and phenylethanoid glycoside. P. kurrooa is the source of picroliv (a purified iridoid glycoside fraction from the roots having hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties).
| Descriptor ID |
D032261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.583.700.690
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| Concept/Terms |
Picrorhiza- Picrorhiza
- Picrorhizas
- Picrorrhiza
- Picrorrhizas
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