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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|Excess thirst}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Blood diseases}}, {{Uses|Biliousness}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Itching}}.
==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 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==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19701133 "Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic 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 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>

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