Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cyperus rotundus
Scientific Name and Description
Cyperus rotundus L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Cyperus nigror
Cyperus rotundus Linn. (Cyperaceae)
Cyperus rotundus Linn. (Cyperaceae)
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | coco grass, common nutsedge, nutgrass, purple nutsedge, Nutgrass, Galingale, Sweet Sedge, Nut grass |
| Hindi | bara-nagar-motha, doongia, doongla, khal, korehi-jhar, moth, motha, mothee, mothi, motho, mutha, nagarmotha, Nagarmootha (नगरमोथा), Mustak (मुस्तक) |
| Kannada | abda hullu, abdahallu, abdahullu, bhadra hullu, bhadra mushti, chandra hullu, gaekina gedde, gaeku, gonarda, gopura, jaekina gedde, jalad, jeykina gadde, konnaari baeru, konnaari gedde, konnari gedde, koranari gedde, koranari-gadde, tangahullu, thunge hullu, tungegadde, Majja tigga |
| Malayalam | karimuttan, kora-kizanna, muttanna, Karippu chuvanna: |
| Marathi | barik motha, barik-moth, bimbal, bimbol, lavola, motha |
| Sanskrit | abda, abhrabheda, ambhodhara, ambuda, arnoda, bhadrakshi, bhadramusta, bhadramuste, gangera, gangeya, ghana, granthi, gundra, hima, jalada, jaladah, kachhola, kakshottha, kasheru, krodeshtha, kuru, kurubilva, kurvinda, kutannata, megha, mesa, musta, mustaka, payoda, rajkaseruka, valya, varahi, varida, varivaha, vindakhya, Mustakki |
| Tamil | accam, araikkali, araikkalippul, avittam, ayali, ayil, ayirpul, campankorai,cankam ,catatatikam, celakam, celam,celatam, celekam, cevakam ,cevvetakam, erumainkkuppul, eruvai ,eruvaippul, kaivarttam, kancukam,kankeyam, karkkoli,karkoli ,karkolippul, karuvukatitam, karuvukatitappul, kerukam, kolavunavu, kontankilanku, kora, korai, korai kilangu, korai kizhangu, korai-k-kilanku, korai-kizanghu, koraikkilanku, koraikkizhangu, koraippul, koraippurkilanku, korankilanku, korutan, kotakilanku, kotani, kotanikkilanku, kulamaccam, kunram ,kupaiyatitam, kupaiyatitappul, kuruvintakan, kuruvintakkilanku, kutiraivavikam, kutiraivavikappul, masta, muthakasu, muttakkacu, muttati , nanal, netila, paiyam, panritonripputu, panritontuputu, panrittonri, panrittonti, panrittontipputu, pathalamulam, perunkolikam, perunkolitam, talaikkorai, tattaikkoraikkilanku, tiraiyappul, tiratkorai, tirkkakantam, tulam, tulam,tunga-gaddai, tunkamuttu, tunkamuttukkilanku, tunkumustu, ural, vacanaippulkilanku, vacciracalakkilanku, vacciracalam, vacciracelatam, vaccirakentam, vacciratilatam, varaki, vicciral,vicciram, viccirappul, visakkani, Sengodan |
| Telugu | bhadra-tunga-muste, bhadramuste, bharamuste, gandala, kaivartakamuste, kaivarthaka muste, mustakamu, shakatunga, shakha-tunga-veru, shakhatungaveru, thungamustha, tunga-muste, tunga-musthalu, tungamuste, tungamusti, Korakappu chettu |
| Tibetan | gla sgan, gla-gan |
| Urdu | habu-ul-zillam, nagarmotha, sad kufi |
| Common names | nutgrass, nagarmotha, |
| Rajasthan Region | Motho |
| Bengali | Koroh (কোঁড়) |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Rhizome
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
- The dried tubers are aromatic and considered diuretic, carminative, anthelmintic, stomachic and stimulant.
- Powder of rhizome is effective in conjunctivitis.
- Paste of rhizomes applied externally heals wounds.
- The tubers yield an essential oil of antibiotic and cooling properties.
- The fresh tubers applied to nursing mother's breast promotes lactation.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Cyperus rotundus L
Habit -Herb
Parts used -Whole plant
Application -Malaria; intestinal colic; pain; indigestion; vomiting; diarrhoea and flatulence; fever; antibacterial; jaundice; cough; irregular mensturaton; urinary problems; gastrointestinal disorders; increase lactation
Treatment -General; children; women
References -Shanmugam et al. 2012, Zhang et al. 2013
Cyperus rotundus L. Nagarmotha Cyperaceae Diarrhoea, respiratory issues
Cyperus rotundus Mustaka Anti-inflammatory, flatulence, fever, estrogenicEndangered Medicinal Plants A. B. Chaudhur
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Shanmugam et al. 2012
Zhang et al. 2013
- A DICTIONARY OF THE ECONOMIC PRODUCTS OF INDIA VOL.I - 4 Author - GEORGE WATT
A HANDBOOK OF MEDICINAL PLANTS Author - DR.P.N.V.KURUP, DR.V.N.K.RAMADAS & JOSHI,P
ASTANGA HRIDAYA KOSHA Author - ANONYMOUS
AYURVEDIC DRUGS AND THEIR PLANT SOURCES Author - V.V. SIVARAJAN AND INDIRA BALACHANDRAN
GANAS OF VAHATA Author - N.S. MOOSS
INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954 Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4 Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5 Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.)
LA-HARITA SAMHITA Author - ALIX RAISON
NIGHANTU ADARSA VOL. I & II Author - BAPALAL G. VAIDYA
SINGLE DRUG REMEDIES Author - MOOSS,N.S
SOME CONTROVERSIAL DRUGS OF INDIA Author - DR. BAPLAL VAIDYA
STUDIES ON MEDICINAL PLANTS IN DHANVANTARIYA NIGHANTU VOL.1 Author - VAIDYA D.K. KAMAT
THE AYURVEDIC FORMULARY OF INDIA PART 1. FIRST EDITION Author - Ministry of Health & family Welfare
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Body
i