Three Egyptian Cyperus species viz. Cyperus esculentus, C. rotundus, and C. papyrus that belong to Cyperaceae were used as food and medicines since ancient times. This study aimed to investigate the direct and indirect antioxidant properties of the selected species in two chemical assays (FRAP and DPPH) and a cell-based bioassay in hepa1c1c7 cells using t-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as the induc...

Cyperus rotundus Linn. (Family: Cyperaceae), commonly known as Motha is a turf grass which grows everywhere including lawns . It has wide range of medicinal and pharmacological applications. It is used in traditional system of medicine and exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic, antipyretic, analgesic, antidiabetic, antidiarrhoeal, cytoprotective, antmutagenic, antimicrobial, antioxidant, c...

BACKGROUND The occurrence of outbreaks of human rabies transmitted by Desmodus rotundus in Brazil in 2004 and 2005 reinforced the need for further research into this zoonosis. Studies of knowledge and practices related to the disease will help to define strategies for the avoidance of new cases, through the identification of gaps that may affect the preventive practices. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL...

BACKGROUND Cyperus rotundus L. was used in traditional Iranian medicine to treat memory and cognition disorders. The present study was aimed at investigating the effect of the extract and essential oil of C. rotundus on memory dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cognition was evaluated using the object recognition task that was composed of a square wooden open field box with different shape ob...

BACKGROUND Cyperus rotundus Linn. (Cyperaceae) is a Tunisian medicinal plant used in folkloric (traditional) medicine to treat stomach disorders and inflammatory diseases. The present study explored the analgesic, anti-inflammatory and genotoxic activities of extracts from the aerial parts of C. rotundus. The antioxidant capacity and the modulation of splenocyte functions by these extracts were...

Powder in fine suspension, water and alcoholic extract preparations of Cyperus Rotundus (Mustak), Iris versicolor (Haimavati) and Holoptelai integrifolia (Chirubilva) were used in adipose cell suspension and also administered orally to evaluate the effect of these plant preparations on adipose tissue metabolism in rats. The result, showed that the preparations from these medicinal plants exhibi...

objective(s):global cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury causes loss of pyramidal cells in ca1 region of hippocampus. in this study, we investigated the possible neuroprotective effects of the ethanol extract of cyperus rotundus (eecr) on a model of global transient ischemia in rat, by evaluating the pathophysiology of the hippocampal tissue and spatial memory. materials and methods: treatment ...

This experiment was conducted to determine allopathic effects of Cyperus rotundus extracts on the tomato germination. It was a completely randomized design (CRD) with four replications, carried out in the laboratory of the Agricultural College of University Jiroft during 2011. The various test treatments were extracts of Cyperus rotundus taken from aerial organs, root, and com...

The scientists at ALMPG Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Chennai, India evaluated a combination of spices (Piper nigrum Linn., P. longum Linn. and Zingiber officinale Rosc.), herbs (Cyperus rotundus Linn. and Plumbago zeylanica Linn.) and salts make up Amrita Bindu for its possible antioxidant activity. The study was focused to evaluate the antioxidant property of indi...

Treatment with a mixture of Cyperus rotundus, Iris versicolor and Holoptelia integrifolia resulted in a rapid decrease of weight in and ad libitum fed obese rats. Body fat and Fat: Protein ratio were much less while food consumption, body protein, energy expenditure and metabolic rate were more in mixture treated obese rats than in food restricted obese. A mixture of these plant preparations, t...