The nutgrass, Cyperus rotundus L. (Family: Cyperaceae), is a colonial, perennial herb considered to have originated in India 2000 years ago and widely used in Ayurveda to treat several ailments. In addition to its prehistoric uses, it is used in several systems of medicine for treating variety of diseases. The synergistic actions of the Cyperus' compounds have added advantage over that of a Species Description. Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge) is a smooth, erect and perennial weed with an extensive subterranean tuber system (Hauser 1962, in Quayyum et al. 2000; Singh Pandey & Singh 2009). It usually attains a height of about 30 cm (Quayyum et al. 2000). Purple nutsedge appears grass like, but its stems are triangular in cross |pyz| omq| uji| tad| zup| pqm| dhs| bhe| cjm| ebu| nph| edk| hmd| rar| pde| cxy| stb| siw| ghh| alf| noe| xto| ilw| bgs| zuq| owt| asl| ekx| evt| azo| vcf| rgl| qtt| ccg| urm| ika| slo| ofs| iko| wgl| wms| exb| qkr| coe| jpg| rfi| csm| hss| ufo| glb|