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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Cyperus rotundus |
| Family name: |
CYPERACEAE
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| English name: |
Nut Grass
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| Sinhala name: |
Kalanduru (කලාඳුරු)
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| Tamil name: |
Korai
Korai Kilangu
Muthakasu
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| Sanskrit name: |
Mustaka
Abda
Ambuda
Ambhoda
Bhadra
Bhadramusta
Ghana
Jalada
Jaldhara
Nirada
Varida
Varivaha
Payoda
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Perranial small sedge, tuberous, rhizomatous or stoloniferous. Culms solitary or few together, 1-40 cm high, slender, triquetrous; base of culms thickened like a corm, with leaves 5-20 cm long, 2-10 cm wide. Spikes bearing 3-10 spikelets, reddish or purplish brown. Flowers bisexual.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Worm diseases
Fevers
Skin diseases
Epilepsy
Coughs
Asthma
Dysentery
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Tubers
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of kapha and pitha dosha
Improves memory power
Contracts the uterus
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