Picroside I is one of the major phytochemicals found in the roots and rhizomes of Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Phytochemical found within a Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal preparation. Picroside I, an iridoid glycoside, is a hepatoprotective agent.
Picroside I is a potent anti-cancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory agent. Picroliv is a standardized drug that is a mixture of two iridoid glycoside components picroside I and picroside II (Kutkoside). It displays protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury, respiratory, and inflammatory diseases.
Indian journal of experimental biology, 48(3), 323-328 (2010-11-05)
Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth., is widely used in the Indian systems of medicine for the treatment of various liver ailments. Since, the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of liver injury has become generally recognized, in present study
Journal of separation science, 30(15), 2466-2472 (2007-07-14)
A sensitive and selective HPLC method with UV detection for the simultaneous determination of picroside-I and picroside-II (active components of total glycoside of Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Pennell) was developed and validated in rat plasma. After simple deproteinization using acetonitrile, analysis was
Journal of chromatography. B, Biomedical sciences and applications, 698(1-2), 317-320 (1997-11-21)
Picroliv is a new hepatoprotective agent, being developed at the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI, Lucknow, India). Picroside I is a major active constituent of picroliv. A sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic assay method in plasma has been developed and validated
Journal of natural medicines, 65(3-4), 578-582 (2011-02-25)
Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth (Scrophulariaceae), commonly known as Kutki, is a major ingredient of many ayurvedic preparations prescribed in the treatment of various diseases. Picrosides I and II are the active agents responsible for the medicinal effects of Kutki
Picroside I and picroside II have been studied intensively because of their pharmacological actions and clinical applications. Numerous methods have been reported for extracting picroside I and picroside II from Picrorrhiza. kurroa rhizomes. This is the first report of picroside
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