Cyperus IRIA L.
| Synonym : | Chlorocyperus iria (L.) Rikli Cyperus diaphaniria Steud. Cyperus panicoides Lam. Cyperus santonici Rottb. |
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| Bangla Name : | Burachucha. |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Cyperaceae |
| Disease : | Tonic, stimulant, stomachic and astringent. |
| Description : | A glabrous, annual sedge, root fibrous. Stem tufted, 35-50 cm long, triquetrous. Leaves as long as the stem or shorter. Umbel decompound, of many primary rays, 2.5-12.5 cm long, bearing irregularly fascicled umbellules formed of narrow, interrupted spikes of 5-20 small, few-flowered spikelets, yellow or pale brown. |
| Distribution : | All over Bangladesh in fallow lands and rice fields. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Rhizome contains hentriacontanol (Asolkar et al., 1992). Presence of cyperene, caryophyllene, ?-cadinene, karacoline, ?-cadinol, methyl 3,7,11-trimethyl-trans-2, trans-6, cis-9,11-dodecatetrraenoate, methyl 3,7,11-trimethyl-trans-2, trans-6, trans-9,11-do |
| Uses : | The plant is tonic, stimulant, stomachic and astringent. |
| Habit : | - |