Medicinal value of Cyperus rotundus Linn: An updated review

Cyperus rotundus L. also known as Nagarmotha, purple nut sedge or nut grass, is a common perennial weed plant. It has wide range of medicinal and pharmacological applications, due to which it is widely used as traditional medicine across worldwide to treat various diseases and ailments such as indigestion, constipation, dysentery, abdominal distention, neurogenic gastralgia, chest pains, irregular as well as painful catamenia, skin diseases, furuncle infections, staphylococcal infections, leprosy, sprains and bruises, fever and animal tissue stomach ache. It has numerous range of pharmacological properties like antibacterial and microbial activity, antiplatelet activity, gastrointestinal activity, anti-inflammatory, anti-laceration, wound healing activity, insecticidal properties, anti-rumotoid, anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-malarial, antioxidant, anti-obesity, hepeto-protective activity, anti-diarrheal activity, antispatic activity and anti-pyretic activity. It also has good nutritive values. This communication provides overall review on various medicinal and pharmacological properties of C. rotundus, a noxious weed.