Witnessed by: Ayurveda · Unani
Cypriol (Cyperus scariosus), of the Cyperaceae family. Tufted sedge with slender triangular stems from creeping aromatic tubers; native range: marshy ground across India and southern Asia. Globally recognized as nagaramusta / nagara in Sanskrit, nagarmotha in Hindi, sa'd (سعد) in Arabic, and nut grass, nut sedge in English. The part used is root-tuber (rhizome). Small dark knotted tubers with a warm woody, faintly camphoraceous scent and a bitter pungent taste.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
CYPRIOL
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- Cypriol
- Scientific name
- Cyperus scariosus R.Br.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
Form
- Part used
- root-tuber (rhizome)
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Ayurveda
- bitter · astringent · pungent
- Unani
- bitter · pungent
Temperature
- Ayurveda
- cooling
- Unani
- hot & dry (2nd degree)
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- Unani
- stomach · liver · brain
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Ayurveda
- dipana-pachana (digestive), grahi (absorbent), jvarahara (antipyretic), stanyashodhana (milk-purifying), trishnanigrahana (thirst-allaying)
- Unani
- kaasir-e-riyah (carminative), muqawwi-e-meda (stomachic), mufatteh-e-sudad (deobstruent), mudir-e-haiz (emmenagogue)
Cautions
- Contraindications
- none marked; caution in states of marked dryness given its drying action
- Toxicity
- none of note
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