Synonyms/Common Names/Related Substances:

• 1,8-cineole, 4,7-dimethyl-1-tetralone, 4alpha,5alpha-oxidoeudesm-11-en-3-alpha-ol, 5alpha,8alpha-epidioxy-(20S,22E,24R)-ergosta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol, 10,12-peroxycalamenene, adenosine, alkaloids, alpha-copaene, alpha-cyperone, alpha-rotunol, ammiol, aristolone, benzo-alpha-pyrone (coumarin), beta-cyperone, beta-pinene, beta-rotunol, beta-selinene, beta-sitosterol, beta-sitosterol glucoside, boeai, caffeic acid, calcium, camphene, caryophyllene alpha-oxide, chaguan humatag, chlorogenic acid, chrysoeriol, clovane-2,9-diol, cocograss, copaene, cypera-2,4(15)-diene, Cyperaceae (family), cyperadione, cyperene, cyperenone, cyperine, cyperol, cyperolone, cyperorotundene, cyperotundone d-copadiene, Cyperus rhizome, Cyperus rotundus, d-epoxyguaiene, d-fructose, d-glucose, ellagic acid, epiorientin, essential oil, ethyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside, (E)-caffeoylmalic acid, flavonoids, gamma-cymene, gondla, gondla jadi, hama-suge, isocurcumenol, isocyperol, isolongifolen-5-one, isorhamnetin, isokobusone, isotorundene, kaempferol, khellin, khellol glucoside, kili'o'opu, kobusone, limonene, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, luteolin, luteolin 4'-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranoside, luteolin 7-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranoside, luteolin 7-O-beta-D-glucuronopyranoside-6''-methyl ester, magnesium, manganese, methanol (MeOH), muskezamin, musta, mustakone, mutha, myricetin 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside, myristic acid, N-(1-deoxy-alpha-D-fructos-1-yl)-L-tryptophan, nagar motha (Hindi), n-butyl-beta-D-fructopyranoside, nootkatone, norcyperone, norrotundene, nutsedge, nutgrass, oleanolic acid, oleanolic acid 3-o-neohesperidoside, oleic acid, orientin, pakopako, patchoulenone, p-coumaric acid, p-cymol, pectin, polyphenols, protocatechuic acid, purple nut, purple nutsedge, quercetin, quercetin 3-O-beta-D-rutinoside, red nut, roekoet teki, rosenonolactone, rotundene, rotundine A, rotundine B, rotundine C, salicylic acid, se'd (Arabic), sedge, selinatriene, sesquiterpene alkaloids, sitosteryl (6'-hentriacontanoyl)-beta-D-galactopyranoside, so ken chiu, so ts'ao, souchet, stearic acid, stigmasterol, stigmasterol glucoside, sugeonol, sugetriol triacetate, tage-tage, tagernut, teki, tiririca, topalak, tricin, uridine, visnagin, vitexin, woeta, xiang fu (Mandarin Chinese).
• Combinationproduct examples: kangen-karyu (KGK).

Clinical Bottom Line/Effectiveness

Brief Background:

• Cyperus rotundus is a species of sedge (Cyperaceae) native to Africa, southern and central Europe, and southern Asia. Sedges (Cyperaceae) are a family of monocot flowering plants. Cyperus rotundus is a common lawn weed.
• Cyperus rotundus has been used extensively in time-honored Asian therapies, especially Indian (Ayurvedic), Chinese, and Japanese (Kampo) traditions, to treat a wide variety of ailments, including bacterial infections, inflammation, and pain.
• The nutritional and pharmacological components of purple nutsedge are located in the tubers. Antioxidant, antimicrobial, diabetic, and weight control activities occupy current research interests.
• At this time, there is a lack of high-quality human trials supporting the efficacy of Cyperus rotundus for any indication.

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