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Plant species | Country/region | Plant part (s) | Traditional use | Instruction | Reference |
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Cyperus rotundus L. | North-West Himalaya/India | Roots | Skin diseases | Decoction prepared by burning and adding the ash of fresh leaves of A. baccifera (10 g) and C. rotundus roots (10 g) and fresh ginger (5 g) in sesame oil. | [7] |
Pakistan/India | Tubers | Diabetes | 10–12 g of dry tuber powder administered daily twice for 2–3 months. | [17] |
India | Whole plant | Menstruation problem | Juice of the Citrus maxima fruit (100 ml) and 30 g dried powder of C. rotundus is taken once daily for a week. | [18] |
Tamil Nadu/India | Tubers | Snake bite | Paste of leaf and root bark of Albizia amara, root bark of Jasminum angustifolium, and tubers of C. rotundus is heated with oil and applied externally on affected places for 10 days. | [19] |
India | Roots/tubers | Urinary trouble-stone removal | Decoction of the plant is used. | [20, 21] |
India | Whole plant | Epilepsy | Plant decoction (10 ml) with 5 ml of honey is orally administered to treat epilepsy. | [22] |
India | Roots | Cholera | Roots are boiled with equal quantity of mint and given for cholera. | [23] |
India | Roots | Pimples | Roots along with turmeric and curd are made into a paste which is applied on the face for pimples and beautification | [23] |
India | Roots | Increase lactation | Paste of the roots is applied on breasts to increase lactation. | [23] |
North-West Himalaya | Roots | Intermittent fevers | The decoction prepared from 10 g of C. rotundus roots and 5 g of fresh ginger is used. | [24] Das, & Misra [25] |
India | Tubers | Dermatitis | The decoction prepared from tuberous roots of C. rotundus and leaf of Trichosanthes anguina is taken orally to cure dermatitis. | [25] |
India | Tubers | Dysentery | The tuberous root of C. rotundus with other plants which are orally used to treat dysentery is taken in three doses to cure dysentery. | [25] |
India | Tubers | Indigestion disorders, stomachache | A powder was prepared from 10 g of tuber of C. rotundus, 10 g stem bark of Holarrhena antidysenterica, and 10 g of Zingiber officinalis after being sun dried. 30 g powder is given internally along with 250 ml of buttermilk twice daily till cure. | [26] |
India | Tubers | Vaginal discharge | Tubers crushed with Abutilon indicum leaves and sufficient quantity of Cuminum cyminum seeds; extract administered daily twice for three days. | [27] Jahan et al. [28] |
India | Whole plant | Loss of libido in men | Leaves of Psidium guajava, leaves of Punica granatum, and whole plants of C. rotundus are mixed, warmed, and macerated to obtain juice. 1/2 cup of the juice is taken with 10–15 drops of honey twice daily for 3 days. | [28] |
India | Tubers | Constipation | 1/2 cup of juice obtained from macerated tubers is taken three times daily. | [28] |
India | Whole plant | Bone fracture | Whole plant of C. rotundus and 7 slices of ginger are crushed and made into a paste. The paste is warmed and applied to fractures. | [29] |
India | Tubers | Jaundice | Fresh rhizome with tuberous root of C. rotundus and fruits of Phyllanthus emblica are taken in equal quantities and ground. 2 spoonfuls of paste mixed in a glass of water are administered daily once for 8 days. | [30] |
India | Bark | Malaria | The decoction is prepared from a mixture of 200 g of rhizome of Costus speciosus, 200 g bark of C. rotundus, and 200 g bark of Azadirachta indica. 2–4 spoons of decoction were prescribed after meal for 15 days. | [31] |
India | Tubers | Bronchitis | Tubers of C. rotundus and leaves of Tinospora cordifolia with fruits of Pergularia daemia are ground. 2 spoons of paste with honey are orally administered twice daily for 30 days. | [32] |
China | — | Coughs | — | [33] |
Rarotonga | Tubers | Sore throat | Twenty to thirty tubers of C. rotundus and a handful of Pandanus tectorius bark which is crushed into the water of four green coconuts. Half the mixture is drunk hot, and the remainder cold. The treatment lasts for three days. | [33] |
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Cyperus javanicus Houtt. | Rarotonga | Leaves | Fractures/sprains | Leaves without flowers are pounded and squeezed into a small basin of water. The treatment lasts for three days. | [33] |
Rarotonga | Leaves | Irregular menstrual | Leaves with those of several other herbs. | [33] |
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Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk. | Malaysia | Tubers | Sore legs | — | [33] |
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Cyperus kyllingia Endl. | Rarotonga | Tubers | Oral thrush | Tubers of C. kyllingia, 4 Aleurites moluccana inside nuts, and a handful of the aerial roots of Ficus prolixa are pounded then squeezed through a cloth into a liter of water. | [33] |
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Cyperus monocephalus Roxb. | Philippines | Tubers | Dermatosis | Decoction is prepared from tuberous root. | [33] |
Tami Islands | Tubers | Ringworm | Decoction of tubers prepared by adding lime. | [33] |
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Cyperus compressus L. | India | Roots | Helminthiasis | Powdered roots orally administered. | [16] |
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Cyperus articulatus L. | Central Africa Republic | Tubers | Headache, migraine | Decoction is prepared from tuberous root. | [34] |
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Cyperus pedunculatus(R.Br.) J.Kern | West Africa | Stem and leaves | Diarrhea, kidney disease, fever, pain, and inflammations | Extract is made from the whole plant | [35] |
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Cyperus nitidus Lam. | South Africa | Rhizomes | Respiratory and digestive disorders | Extract is made from the rhizomes | [36] |
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Cyperus sexangularis Nees | South Africa | — | Asthma, fatigue, fever, pneumonia, and TB | — | [37] |
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Cyperus sexangularis Nees | South Africa | Roots | Antimicrobial, emollient, diuretic, stimulant, anthelmintic, and analgesic treatment | Extract is made from the roots | [38] |
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Cyperus kilimandscharicus Kük. | East Africa | Roots | Various animal diseases | Extract is made from the roots | [39] |
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Cyperus latifolius Poir. | East Africa | Roots | Tuberculosis and related ailments | Extract is made from the roots | [40] |
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Cyperus maculatus Boeck. | West Africa | Tubers | Cattle worms | — | [41] |
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Cyperus natalensis Hochst. | South Africa | Roots | Treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints | Decoction is prepared from the roots | [42] |
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Cyperus erectus (Schumach.) Mattf. & Kük. | South Africa | — | Reduces foot swelling | Ground plant is used for the medicinal purposes | [43] |
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Cyperus mundii (Nees) Kunth | Madagascar | — | Treatment of evacuation of the placenta, tuberculosis, and paludism | Whole plant extract | [44] |
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Cyperus esculentus L. | Oaxaca, Santa María Tecomavaca | Roots | Depression | Root extracts | [45] |
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Cyperus flavescens L. | Oaxaca, Santa María Tecomavaca | Roots | Depression | Root extracts | [45] |
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