Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora

Family: Plantaginaceae

What it is like

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 4-12 cm tall. The rhizome is 1 cm across. It forms coarse roots at the node. The leaves are spoon shaped to oval and 3-6 cm long. They taper to the base and there are teeth long the edge. The capsule is narrowly oval and 8-10 mm long.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, Nepal

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Hong-len, Kudki, Kutki

Synonyms

Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora Pennell;