MUSTA- Cyperus rotundus

[sheji ramkumar]

Region- Nilambur, Malappuram dt, Kerala .

 

Habitat - Wild

 

Habit -  perennial grass grows up to 30 cm height.

 

Leaves- 10 - 20 cm long, crowded at the base, linear, accuminate, single nerved.

 

Flower - spikelets in compound umbels

 

Root - tuber,aromatic.

 

Useful part - root tuber

 

Rasadi:

 

rasa- katu- tikta- kashaya

 

guna- laghu- ruksha

 

veerya- seeta

 

vipaka - katu

 

Dosha karma - passifies vitiated kapha- pitta

 

karma- grahi - constrictive, diaphoretic, demulcent, diuretic, stimulant, galactagogue.

 

Uses - in raktapitta, thirst, fever, anorexia, krimi,urinary retention.

 

 * in fevers predominant of pitta,charactorised by thirst,burning sensation of the body,delirium,jaundiced eyes,etc.

 

* in cholera -for suppression of urine

 

* shadanga pana - in pittika jwara

 

*used as an ingredient in bathing powders on account of its fragrance,antiseptic,&wormicide properties.

 

IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS CONTAINING MUSTA:

 

-Asokarishtam,aswagandarishtam,bilvadi lehyam,bhringamalaka thailam,chandanadi churnam,chandraprabha vati,chyavanaprasa lehya,dasamularishtam,eladi churnam,gangadhara churnam,gokshuradi churnam,guduchyadi kwatha,jeerakadyarishtam,karpuradi vati,karpuradyasava,kaasisadi gritha,navayasa loham,pippalyasava,pushyanuga churnam,saaribadyasavam,sthanyashodana churnam,sudarsana churnam,useeradi kwatham,vasarishtam,vaasakushmanda lehyam,yogaraja guggulu.

 

 

Dr.Sheji

 

 

 

 

 

[tanay bose]

Related article list doe Cyperus rotundus : http://www.mdidea.com/products/proper/proper057.html

Medicinal uses in details: http://www.herbalcureindia.com/herbs/cyperus-rotundus.htm

Regards
Tanay

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Tanay Bose
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[sheji ramkumar]

Thank you Tanay ji, for the useful link.

 

Regards

 

Sheji

[tanay bose]

Welcome Sheji Ji
tanay

[sheji ramkumar]

Regional names

 

Sanskrit - Musta - मुस्ता

 

Hindi - नागार्मोथा-- nagarmotha

 

Malayalam- മുത്തങ്ങ - muthanga

 

Tamil - கோரி  கிழங்கு - korai kilangu

 

Telugu - తున్గాముస్తలు - tungamustalu

 

Common name - Nut grass

Botanical name - Cyperus రోతున్డుస్

Family -  Cyperaceae

 

Sheji

[sheji]

Cuperus rotundus - musta in CHARAKA'S DRUG CLASSIFICATION

*LEKHANEEYA GANA - reducing growth

* TRIPTIGNA -destroying satisfaction

*KANDUGNA - destroying itching

*STHYANYA SODHANA -purifying milk

*TRISHNA NIGRAHANA - controlling thirst

*MUTRA VIRECHANEEYA - increasing urine

sheji.

On Jul 9, 8:46 pm, sheji ramkumar <sheji...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Regional names
>
> Sanskrit - Musta - मुस्ता
>
> Hindi - नागार्मोथा-- nagarmotha
>
> Malayalam- മുത്തങ്ങ - muthanga
>
> Tamil - கோரி  கிழங்கு - korai kilangu
>
> Telugu - తున్గాముస్తలు - tungamustalu
>
> Common name - Nut grass
>
> Botanical name - Cyperus రోతున్డుస్
> Family -  Cyperaceae
>
> Sheji
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 6:12 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Welcome Sheji Ji
> > tanay
>

> > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 6:11 PM, sheji ramkumar <sheji...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Thank you Tanay ji, for the useful link.
>
> >> Regards
>
> >> Sheji
>

> >>   On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:48 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >>> Related article list doe Cyperus rotundus :
> >>>http://www.mdidea.com/products/proper/proper057.html
>
> >>> Medicinal uses in details:
> >>>http://www.herbalcureindia.com/herbs/cyperus-rotundus.htm
>
> >>> Regards
> >>> Tanay
>

> > 9830439691(Mobile)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[VEENA NAIK]

MUSTAKAM - CYPERUS ROTUNDUS.

 Some of the syn,

 

  mustakam- "muste sanghate jayate iti "

                   grows gregariously

 

 kacchota  -"katccheshu jalaprayabhumishu jayate iti "

                    It grows in aquatic and subaquatic region.

 

kuruvinda- " kurun vidanti "

                    In kuru pradesh 

  

 krodeshta- "krodanam varahanamishta priya "

                     liked by pigs.

  

 gangeyi  -  "gangayastatavartipradesheshu bhava "

                    found near ganga tat.

  

granthila - "granthirupa"

                    tubers are nodular.

    

prachya-  "prachi bhava"

                   particularly in east region

  

 rajakasheruka- "kasharusadrushya kandoasya"

                         tubers same like kasheru.

   

varidnamakam- "ambhodaha, ghanaha, varid"

                           originated from water

  

sughandhi - "shobhagandhayukta"

                    tubers are aromatic.

 

  acc to it is one among best "DEEPANI PACHANI" yukta dravya

 

                        

thanks

[sheji]

Thank you Veena ji

regards

sheji

On Jul 10, 11:46 am, VEENA NAIK <veenanai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> MUSTAKAM - CYPERUS ROTUNDUS.
>  Some of the syn,
>

>   mustakam- *"muste sanghate jayate iti "*
>                    grows gregariously
>
>  kacchota  *-"katccheshu jalaprayabhumishu jayate iti "*

>                     It grows in aquatic and subaquatic region.
>

> kuruvinda-* " kurun vidanti "*
>                     In kuru pradesh
>
>  krodeshta- *"krodanam varahanamishta priya "*
>                      liked by pigs.
>
>  gangeyi  -  *"gangayastatavartipradesheshu bhava "*
>                     found near ganga tat.
>
> granthila - *"granthirupa"*
>                     tubers are nodular.
>
> prachya-  *"prachi bhava"*
>                    particularly in east region
>
>  rajakasheruka- *"kasharusadrushya kandoasya"*
>                          tubers same like kasheru.
>
> varidnamakam- *"ambhodaha, ghanaha, varid"*
>                            originated from water
>
> sughandhi - *"shobhagandhayukta"*

>                     tubers are aromatic.
>
>   acc to it is one among best "DEEPANI PACHANI" yukta dravya
>
> thanks
>

> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

[VEENA NAIK]

U wel com Sheji ji.....

On 7/10/10, sheji <shej...@gmail.com> wrote:

[kakunje bhat]

Dear Dr. Sheji Ramakumar,   I want to bring to your notice that the photos you attached as Cyperus rotundus is not this species. It is Kyllinga nemoralis (K. monocephala; Cyperus kyllinga). For your reference I have attached one photo of Cyperus rotundus. With best wishes, Yours sincerely, K. Gopalakrishna Bhat --- On Fri, 9/7/10, sheji ramkumar <shej...@gmail.com> wrote:

[sheji]

Thank you sir, thank you very much for corecting me

regards

sheji

On Jul 10, 3:11 pm, kakunje bhat <kakunje_b...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> Dear Dr. Sheji Ramakumar,
>
>   I want to bring to your notice that the photos you attached as Cyperus rotundus is not this species. It is Kyllinga nemoralis (K. monocephala; Cyperus kyllinga). For your reference I have attached one photo of Cyperus rotundus.
>
> With best wishes,
>
> Yours sincerely,
> K. Gopalakrishna Bhat
>

> --- On Fri, 9/7/10, sheji ramkumar <sheji...@gmail.com> wrote:

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