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Cyperus scariosus
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Equisetopsida
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Poales
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Cyperaceae
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Cyperus
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Cyperus scariosus
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Phytochemical Details
| # | Phytochemical Constituents | PUBCHEM CID | References |
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| 1 | Myrtenol | 10582 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 2 | Leptosidin | 5281257 | Kim BR, Paudel SB, Nam JW, Jin CH, Lee IS, Han AR. Constituents of Coreopsis lanceolata Flower and Their Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitory Effects. Molecules. 2020 Sep 23;25(19):4370. doi: 10.3390/molecules25194370. PMID: 32977609; PMCID: PMC7582822. |
| 3 | Cyperene | 12308843 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 4 | Longifolene | 289151 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 5 | Vulgarone B | 530428 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 6 | p-Cymene | 7463 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 7 | Spathulenol | 92231 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 8 | beta-Cadinene | 10657 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 9 | 4-Carvomenthenol | 11230 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 10 | alpha-Selinene | 10856614 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 11 | Valencene | 9855795 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 12 | Caryophyllene oxide | 1742210 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 13 | alpha-Fenchyl alcohol | 439711 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 14 | Cyperenol | 12308848 | Anil Kumar, Abhishek Niranjan, Alok Lehri, Ramesh K. Srivastava & SK Tewari (2016) Effect of Geographical Climatic Conditions on Yield, Chemical Composition and Carbon Isotope Composition of Nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil, Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 19:2, 368-373, DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2016.1148642 |
| 15 | Cyperotundone | 12308615 | Hikino H, Aota K, Takemoto T. Structure and absolute configuration of cyperotundone. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 1966 Aug;14(8):890-6. doi: 10.1248/cpb.14.890. PMID: 5975217. |
Pharmacological Details
| # | PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS/THERAPEUTIC USES | REFERENCES |
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| 1 | Antidepressant activity | Ramesh S, Maruthirao B, Mahesh V, Prabhakar T, Swamy P, Nagaraju P. Pharmacological study of anti depressant like activity of Cyperus scariosus oil in mice International Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Applied Sciences. 2012; 2:139-142. Kumar, A., K. K. Chahal, and D. Kataria. "A review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Cyperus scariosus." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 6.1 (2017): 510-517. Utreja, Divya, and Pooja Sharma. "Chemistry and Biology of Cyperus scariosus: An Overview." Current Chemical Biology 9.1 (2015): 2-9. Singh, Sumitra, Nidhi Sharma, and Shailendra Kumar Singh. "Protective effect of Cyperus scariosus R. Br. root ethanol extract against pentylenetetrazole and isoniazid induced seizures in mice." Sharma, Nidhi, Sumitra Singh, and Shailendra Kumar Singh. "Development of Quality Control Parameters for Standardization of Cyperus scariosus R. Br. Roots." International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research 9.6 (2017): 840-845. Balkrishna, Acharya, and Laxminarain Misra. "Chemo-botanical and neurological accounts of some ayurvedic plants useful in mental health." The Natural Products Journal 8.1 (2018): 14-31. |
| 2 | Hypolipidemic activity | Chawda HM, Mandavia DR, Parmar PH, Baxi SN, Tripathi CR. Hypolipidemic activity of a hydroalcoholic extract of Cyperus scariosus Linn. root in guinea pigs fed with a high cholesterol diet. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines. 2014; 12(11):819-826. Nagarajan, M., et al. "Pharmacology of Ativisha, Musta and their substitutes." Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine 6.2 (2015): 121. Sumitra Singh, Nidhi Sharma and Shailendra Kumar Singh, Protective effect of Cyperus scariosus R. Br. root ethanol extract against pentylenetetrazole and isoniazid induced seizures in mice, International Journal of Herbal Medicine, ISSN: 2394-0514 , 2017; 5(2): 23-26 Nafees, Sana, et al. "Safety study of a single Unani drug: Saad Kufi (Cyperus scariosus)." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 8.1 (2019): 251-255. Vidya, T. J., and Kala Suhas Kulkarni. "Using herbal tea in the treatment modality: special reference to slirntea in overweight individuals." Ancient Science of Life 21.3 (2002): 202. Singh, Sanjiv. "Herbal approach for management of atherosclerosis: A review." Current Atherosclerosis Reports 21 (2019): 1-14. Vidya, T. J., and Kala Suhas Kulkarni. "Using herbal tea in the treatment modality: special reference to slirntea in overweight individuals." Ancient Science of Life 21.3 (2002): 202. |
| 3 | Antifungal activity | Deshmukh SK, Jain PC, Agrawal SK. A note on mycotoxicity of some essential oils. Fitoterapia. 1986;57(4):295-297 Srivastava, R. K., et al. "Chemical constituents and biological activities of promising aromatic plant nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.): A review." Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad. Vol. 80. No. 3. 2014. Khan, Wasi Ullah, et al. "Pharmacological evaluation of methanolic extract of Cyperus scariosus." Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 11.2 (2016): 353-358. RS, SN, and MAS TJ. "Chemical Composition, Bioactive Potential, and Thermal Behaviour of Cyperus scariosus Essential Oil." (2022). |
| 4 | Antioxidant activity | Kalim MD, Bhattacharyya D, Banerjee A, Chattopadhyay S. Oxidative DNA damage preventive activity and antioxidant potential of plants used in Unani system of medicine. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2010; 10:77-87. Chawda, Hiren M., et al. "Hypolipidemic activity of a hydroalcoholic extract of Cyperus scariosus Linn. root in guinea pigs fed with a high cholesterol diet." Chinese journal of natural medicines 12.11 (2014): 819-826.Kakarla, Lavanya, et al. "Free radical scavenging, α-glucosidase inhibitory and anti-inflammatory constituents from Indian sedges, Cyperus scariosus R. Br and Cyperus rotundus L." Pharmacognosy Magazine 12.Suppl 4 (2016): S488. Nafees, Sana, Syed Ziaur Rahman, and Kunwar Mohammad Yousuf Amin. "Evaluation of anti-hypertensive activity of ancient Unani cardiovascular drug “Saad Kufi”(Cyperus scariosus) in adrenaline-induced hypertensive rats." Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 6.1 (2020): 1-6. |
| 5 | Cytotoxic activity | Rahman MS, Anwar MN. Antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of longiverbenone isolated from the rhizome of Cyperus scariosus Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology. 2008; 25(1):82-84 Khan, Wasi Ullah, et al. "Pharmacological evaluation of methanolic extract of Cyperus scariosus." Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 11.2 (2016): 353-358. Kalim, Mehar Darukhshan, et al. "Oxidative DNA damage preventive activity and antioxidant potential of plants used in Unani system of medicine." BMC Complementary and alternative medicine 10.1 (2010): 1-11. Sultana, Arshiya, et al. "Cyperus scariosus Roxb a herb with Unani traditional uses and pharmacological activity: A review." World J Pharm Res 2 (2013): 2153-62. Srivastava, R. K., et al. "Chemical constituents and biological activities of promising aromatic plant nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.): A review." Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad. Vol. 80. No. 3. 2014. Nagarajan, M., et al. "Pharmacology of Ativisha, Musta and their substitutes." Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine 6.2 (2015): 121. |
| 6 | Larvicidal and ovicidal activity | Elumalai K, Krishnappa K, Anandan A, Govindarajan M, Mathivanan T. Larvicidal and ovicidal activity of seven essential oil against lepidopteran pest S. litura (lepidoptera: noctuidae). International Journal of Recent Scientific Research. 2010; 1(1):18-14. Kumar, A., K. K. Chahal, and D. Kataria. "A review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Cyperus scariosus." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 6.1 (2017): 510-517. Pushpanathan, T., A. Jebanesan, and M. Govindarajan. "Larvicidal, ovicidal and repellent activities of Cymbopogan citratus Stapf (Graminae) essential oil against the filarial mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus (Say)(Diptera: Culicidae)." Trop Biomed 23.2 (2006): 208-212. Utreja, Divya, and Pooja Sharma. "Chemistry and Biology of Cyperus scariosus: An Overview." Current Chemical Biology 9.1 (2015): 2-9. Govindarajan, M., et al. "Mosquito larvicidal, ovicidal, and repellent properties of botanical extracts against Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)." Parasitology research 109 (2011): 353-367. Govindarajan, M., et al. "Mosquito larvicidal properties of Ficus benghalensis L.(family: Moraceae) against Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles and Anopheles subpictus Grassi (Diptera: Culicidae)." Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine 4.7 (2011): 505-509. Chennaiyan, V., R. Sivakami, and A. Jeyasankar. "Effect of Duranta erecta Linn (Verbenaceae) leaf extracts against armyworm Spodoptera litura and cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)." Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci 3.2 (2016): 311-320. |
| 7 | Antibacterial activity | Rahman MS, Anwar MN. Antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of longiverbenone isolated from the rhizome of Cyperus scariosus Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology. 2008; 25(1):82-84 Srivastava, R. K., et al. "Chemical constituents and biological activities of promising aromatic plant nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.): A review." Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad. Vol. 80. No. 3. 2014. Khan, Wasi Ullah, et al. "Pharmacological evaluation of methanolic extract of Cyperus scariosus." Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology 11.2 (2016): 353-358. Kumar, A., K. K. Chahal, and D. Kataria. "A review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Cyperus scariosus." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 6.1 (2017): 510-517. Nagarajan, M., et al. "Pharmacology of Ativisha, Musta and their substitutes." Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine 6.2 (2015): 121. Kakarla, Lavanya, et al. "Free radical scavenging, α-glucosidase inhibitory and anti-inflammatory constituents from Indian sedges, Cyperus scariosus R. Br and Cyperus rotundus L." Pharmacognosy Magazine 12.Suppl 4 (2016): S488. |
| 8 | Anti-nociceptive activity | Alam MA, Jahan R, Rahman S, Das AK, Rahmatullah M. Antinociceptive and anti-hyperglycemic activity of methanol extract of Cyperus scariosus. Pakistan journal Pharmaceutical Science 2011; 24(1):53-56. Utreja, Divya, and Pooja Sharma. "Chemistry and Biology of Cyperus scariosus: An Overview." Current Chemical Biology 9.1 (2015): 2-9. Kumar, A., K. K. Chahal, and D. Kataria. "A review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Cyperus scariosus." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 6.1 (2017): 510-517. Nafees, Sana, et al. "Safety study of a single Unani drug: Saad Kufi (Cyperus scariosus)." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 8.1 (2019): 251-255. Kandikattu, Hemanth Kumar, et al. "A review on Cyperus rotundus: ancient weed to modern elixir of life phytochemistry and therapeutic uses of Cyperus rotundus (Mustaka)." Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research 7.4 (2021): 221-250. |
| 9 | Anti-hyperglycemic activity | Alam MA, Jahan R, Rahman S, Das AK, Rahmatullah M. Antinociceptive and anti-hyperglycemic activity of methanol extract of Cyperus scariosus. Pakistan journal Pharmaceutical Science 2011; 24(1):53-56. Utreja, Divya, and Pooja Sharma. "Chemistry and Biology of Cyperus scariosus: An Overview." Current Chemical Biology 9.1 (2015): 2-9. Mohammad Asraful, Alam, et al. "Antinociceptive and anti-hyperglycemic activity of methanol leaf extract of Cyperus scariosus." (2011): 53-56. Sultana, Arshiya, et al. "Cyperus scariosus Roxb a herb with Unani traditional uses and pharmacological activity: A review." World J Pharm Res 2 (2013): 2153-62. Kumar, A., K. K. Chahal, and D. Kataria. "A review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Cyperus scariosus." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 6.1 (2017): 510-517. Kamala, Arunagiri, Sushil Kumar Middha, and Chandrakant S. Karigar. "Plants in traditional medicine with special reference to Cyperus rotundus L.: a review." 3 Biotech 8 (2018): 1-11. Srivastava, R. K., A. Singh, and S. V. Shukla. "Chemical investigation and pharmaceutical action of Cyperus rotundus-a review." Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature 3.3 (2013): 166-172. |
| 10 | Hypotensive and Spasmolytic activity | Gilani AH, Janbaz KH, Zaman M, Lateef A, Tariq SR, Ahrned HR. Hypotensive and spasmolytic activities of crude extract of Cyperus scariosus. Archieves of Pharmacal Research. 1994; 30:145-49. Gilani, A. U., and Khalid Hussain Janbaz. "Studies on protective effect of Cyperus scariosus extract on acetaminophen and CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity." General pharmacology 26.3 (1995): 627-631. Kumar, A., K. K. Chahal, and D. Kataria. "A review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Cyperus scariosus." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 6.1 (2017): 510-517. Sultana, Arshiya, et al. "Cyperus scariosus Roxb a herb with Unani traditional uses and pharmacological activity: A review." World J Pharm Res 2 (2013): 2153-62. Sharma, Nidhi, Sumitra Singh, and Shailendra Kumar Singh. "Development of Quality Control Parameters for Standardization of Cyperus scariosus R. Br. Roots." International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research 9.6 (2017): 840-845 Alam, Mohammad Asraful, et al. "Antinociceptive and anti-hyperglycemic activity of methanol leaf extract of Cyperus scariosus." Pak J Pharm Sci 24.1 (2011): 53-6. |
| 11 | Hepatoprotective activity | Gilani AU, Janbaz KH. Studies on protective effect of Cyperus scariosus extract on acetaminophen and CCl4 - induced hepatoxicity. General Pharmacology. 1995; 26(3):627-631. Utreja, Divya, and Pooja Sharma. "Chemistry and Biology of Cyperus scariosus: An Overview." Current Chemical Biology 9.1 (2015): 2-9. Sultana, Arshiya, et al. "Cyperus scariosus Roxb a herb with Unani traditional uses and pharmacological activity: A review." World J Pharm Res 2 (2013): 2153-62. Chawda, Hiren M., et al. "Hypolipidemic activity of a hydroalcoholic extract of Cyperus scariosus Linn. root in guinea pigs fed with a high cholesterol diet." Chinese journal of natural medicines 12.11 (2014): 819-826. Janbaz, Khalid Hussain. Investigation of hepatoprotective activity of herbal constituents. Diss. PhD Thesis, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 1995. Satyanarayan, Patra, Sahu Subash, and Singh Ashok Kumar Madan. "A review of medicinal properties on Musta (Cyperus rotunduslinn.)." Ayushdhara 6.3 (2019): 2235-2241. |
| 12 | Antimicrobial activity | Namasivayam SKR, Shankar KG, Vivek JM, Nizar M & Sudarsan AV, In silico and in vitro analysis of quorum quenching active phytochemicals from the ethanolic extract of medicinal plants against quorum sensing mediated virulence factors of Acinetobacter baumannii. Indian J Biochem Biophys, 56 (2019) 276. Rahman, M. Shafiqur, and M. Nural Anwar. "Antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of longiverbenone isolated from the rhizome of Cyperus scariosu." Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology 25.1 (2008): 82-84 Srivastava, R. K., et al. "Chemical constituents and biological activities of promising aromatic plant nagarmotha (Cyperus scariosus R. Br.): A review." Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad. Vol. 80. No. 3. 2014. Khan, Wasi Ullah, et al. "Effects of Cyperus scariosus on the Growth of Maize (Zea mays) Selected from District Bannu." American-Eurasian J Agric & Environ Sci 15.9 (2015): 1882-1886. |
| 13 | Antifertility activity | Pare S & Dabhadkar D, Evaluation of potential antifertility activity of plant Trianthema portulacastrum L. in female albino rat. Int J Appl Pharm Sci Biomed Sci, 2 (2013). Schultes, Richard Evans, and Siri Von Reis. Evolution ofa Discipline. Vol. 414. Portland, Ore: Dioscorides Press, 1995. Singh, Vivek, and A. N. Garg. "Availability of essential trace elements in Ayurvedic Indian medicinal herbs using instrumental neutron activation analysis." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 48.1 (1997): 97-101. |
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