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[[File:Cyperus esculentus.jpg|thumb|right]]
'''Cyperus esculentus''' is a perennial grass-like plant. The apex of the stolons swells to form ellipsoid to globose tubers 10 - 18mm long. The plant is sometimes cultivated commercially for its edible tuber in the warm temperate to tropical zones. It also has a range of other local uses for food, medicine and craft material.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Debility}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Excessive thirst}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootTuber}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Division of spring}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Found from the cool temperate zone to the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Muddy soil}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Shallow water}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cyperus+esculentus Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
