Nut Grass (Nagarmotha) (Cyperus Rotundus)
In Sanskrit it is called ‘Musta’ that means the herb which eliminates diseases. It balances Pitta and Kapha Dosha, antilithiatic or antimicrobial (Jantuhrit).*
C. rotundus was found to be a natural antioxidant, a free radical terminator, and an immunomodulator.**
Pharmacological activities: antiandrogenic, antibacterial, anticonvulsant, antidiabetic, antidiarrheal, antigenotoxic, anti-inflammatory, antilipidemic, antimalarial, antimutagenic, antiobesity, antioxidant, anti-uropathogenic, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, and nootropic agent.***
* (Bhavprakash Nighantu, Karpooradi Varga, Verse no. 92-4)
**(Jaziri, S., Ledauphin, J., Bouhlel, I., Ben-Sghaier, M., Boubaker, J., Skandrani, I., Mosrati, R., Ghedira, K.,Barillier, D., Chekir-Ghedira, L., 2008.
***(Peerzada, A. M., Ali, H. H., Naeem, M., Latif, M., Bukhari, A. H., & Tanveer, A. (2015). Cyperus rotundus L.: Traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 174, 540–560. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.08.012)