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Cyperus rotundus - Mustaka

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List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
[[File:800px-Cyperus rotundus - Kourou.jpg|thumb|right|''Cyperus rotundus'', ''Tunge Gadde'',]]
 '''Cyperus rotundus''' is a perennial plant that may reach a height of up to 140 cm. It prefers dry conditions, but will tolerate moist soils, and often grows in wastelands and in crop fields.<ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|ThirstExcess thirst}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Blood diseases}}, {{Uses|Biliousness}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|PruritisItching}}.
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Abdahullu, Koranari-gadde|ml=Karimuttan|sa=Abhrabheda, Ambhodhara|ta=Korai, Korai kilangu|te=Bhadra-tunga-musteBhadratungamuste|hi=Bara-nagar-mothaBaranagarmotha|en=Common Nut Sedgenut sedge}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAternate|Leaves sprout in ranks of three from the base of the plant}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|threeThree-angled achene|7–10 mm|The root system of a young plant initially forms white, fleshy rhizomes|fleshy Fleshy rhizomes|many}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Bilvādileha]], [[Musta karanjadi kashayam]], [[Mustharishtam]], [[Navaka guggulu]], [[Panchatiktarishta]], [[Lohaasava]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 Cyperus cf. rotundus (Mindanao, Philippines).jpg |Feild Cyperus rotundus - Kourou.jpg  |Hole herbCyperus rotundus at Kadavoor.jpg  |FlowerCyperus rotundus by kadavoor.JPG  |SeedsCyperus rotundus Enfoque 2010-7-11 LagunadelaMata.jpg  Cyperus rotundus growing through plastic mulching.jpg  |SeedsCyperus rotundus Habitus 2010-7-11 LagunadelaMata cropped.jpg|Leaves
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19701133 Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="chemical compositionAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/01/07/musta-cyperus-rotundus-uses-research-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Common%20Nut%20Sedge.html "leaves Leaves description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cyperus+rotundus "Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="]Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:101</ref>
</references>
* [http://articles.extension.org/pages/66868/weed-profile:-yellow-nutsedge-cyperus-esculentus-and-purple-nutsedge-c-rotundus Musta on extension.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Cyperaceae]]

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