Kutki Powder

The best way to consume Kutki Powder is with Ayurvedic Carrier Substances (Anupanas). Anupana is a carrier substance or vehicle that carries herbs into the body for proper assimilation and full effect. The herb becomes more potent when you take it with the right Anupana.

You can take Kutki Powder with warm water for all body types.

Kutki (or KATUKI in Ayurveda) is derived from the word katu. The literal meaning of this term is pungency with bitterness.

Traditionally, the Ayurvedic herb appears in ancient formulas as a supplement for liver support and the gallbladder. It also helps the body boost immunity, healthy digestion, and support optimal respiratory health.

The contrasting combination of the bitterness and pungency of the herbs makes it unique. Due to this, it is labeled as ‘Dhanvantarigrasta’ and the ‘healing herb held supreme by the lord of healing,’ since it was revered by Dhanvantari (Lord Ayurveda).

Even in small amounts, the effects of Katuki promotes overall health by removal of toxins. This contributes in effective cleansing of small and large body channels.

Apart from Ayurvedic scriptures, medical science is also interested in the many properties of the ancient herb. Some studies suggest that it is one of the best herbs to maintain proper functioning of the liver. The pungent qualities maintain healthy blood circulation while the bitterness balances the body toxins by supporting detoxification.

This, in turn, helps support liver and gallbladder functions along with providing gut-immune support. The effective elimination of toxins maintains a healthy immune system and the skin. It helps the body rejuvenate the skin cells by helping the body to eliminate free radicals. Also, Kutki aids healthy fat metabolism and supports the conversion of glucose into glycogen. Its dryness and pungency support the downward flow of Pitta and Kapha while maintaining the intestinal functions.

Of the three doshas Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, kutki has a cooling effect on Pitta. It helps the body soothe its heat and promote good gut health.

Overall, Kutiki contains multiple properties that make it the best herb supplementation for liver support and liver care. Many Ayurvedic formulas back this by including Kutki in tonics and extracts made for liver supplementation.

Kutki is made up of various active compounds, including picroside I, II, d-mannitol, kuttikol, kutki sterol, pikuroside and flavonoids (i.e. apocynin and vanillic acid). The antioxidant activity of kutki is high, which allows it to effectively aid body functions, and which has demonstrated supporting activity in the liver and gallbladder. It makes it a great source of liver support supplements.

Kutki (Picrorhiza kurroa) is part of the Scrophulariaceae. It is commonly found in the Himalayan region at an altitude of 3000-5000 m.

This herb grows in rough terrain and bitterly cold air. The harsh topographical environment is partly responsible for its strength as a liver supplement.

In appearance, it is spiky with 5-15 cm long leaves and a dry winged stalk. The plant grows small flowers that appear in purple and blue hues with long flowering stems. The herb’s rhizomes have a wood-like texture. They are 15-25 cm long, and these roots are what most Ayurvedic practitioners use for medicinal purposes.

Athreya Kutki is a high-quality supplementation for gallbladder and liver support. It is grown in optimal topographical conditions to retain the potency of the cooling herb. It has freshly wildcrafted Himalayan grown kutki rhizomes. Kutki is overly harvested and depleted from its natural habitat, Indian medicinal plants board and forestry department of India has listed this plant as endangered. We take this situation very seriously and source only sustainably wild-harvested Kutki and approved by the authorities. Our Kutki is harvested in small batches to give time for its regeneration in its natural habitat, hence at times we face the situation of not listing the product on our site.

We work with farmers who work under our guided direction to cultivate the ingredients. They do not use any toxic chemicals or pesticides during the harvest and processing period.

Our Ayurvedic experts (Vaidyas, traditionally trained in India) carefully curate herbs to support liver health. They do this by only choosing ethically wildcrafted active ingredients. We also source fresh ingredients to improve the quality and effectiveness of our supplementation. After harvest, the ingredients are sent to the USA.

Even though we source these ingredients from India, they are processed within the USA. Such careful sourcing increases the quality of the ingredients and the effectiveness of the supplementation.

Our experienced professionals only use the purest natural form of whole herb powder. We also ensure that there are no traces of any fillers, excipients, herbal extracts, binding agents, or added chemicals in the supplement. This allows us to provide you with whole foods and traditional Ayurveda products.

Besides this, all the supplements are run through several quality assurance tests before we ship them off to you.

It’s only here that you’ll find supplementation that helps enrich your body with strength, vitality, and optimal health.

Serving size - ¼ - ⅛ teaspoon

Ingredients - Picrorhiza root (Kutki) Picrorhiza kurroa

Wildcrafted and ethically harvested

This item is gluten-free, soy-free, yeast-free, dairy-free, GMO-free, and preservative-free. It contains no animal by-products is suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Manufactured in a facility that processes tree nuts. It is also a third-party laboratory tested for purity from heavy-metal levels.

Athreya also uses Kutki, with other natural ingredients to formal herbal capsules.