Nut Grass Powder

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Family: Cyperaceae

Genus: Cyperus

Binomial name: Cyperus rotundus

Nut Grass is also known as Purple Nut Sedge, Red Nut Sedge, Coco Grass, Java Grass, Musta, Khmer Kravanh Chruk. The scientific name of this plant is Cyperus Rotundus that belongs to the Cyperaceae family. The native of this perennial herbaceous plant in Central Europe, Southern Europe, Africa, France, Austria, and Asia.

The perennial plant will be grown up to 140 cm in height, which is mostly grown in arid lands. The leaves of this plant are like other cypress plants, its length is 2 to 8 inches from the base.

The glossy dark green leaves are formed from the base of the plant. This plant has various nutritional values and medicinal properties. It is used as a traditional medicine all around the world.

Health Benefits

• The high blood sugar level is one of the leading health problems. The rhizomes in the nutgrass help to control the sugar level.
• The hemodynamic property of the nutgrass helps to treat impaired respiration and improves blood flow.
• Nutgrass powder is an excellent remedy for indigestion. The active compounds in this herb will improve the digestive system.
• The alcoholic extract from this herb will help to protect the body against inflammation and it effectively fights against carrageenan and edema.
• Nutgrass plants play an important role to treat obesity by removing excess fat, Kapha, and triglycerides from the body.