Mushtak

                   MUSHTAK 

‣ Latin Name:- Cyperus rotundus

‣ Family Name:-Cyperaceae

‣ Sanskrit Name:- Mushtak, mushta, varid,

sugandhi, gaangeya, megha, himaa.

‣ Nepali Name:- PAP

‣ English Name:- Nut grass.

CLASSIFICATION 

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Phanerogams

Subdivision: Angiosperms

Class: Monocotyledonae

Order: Glumiflorae

Family: Cyperaceae

Subfamily: Scirpoideae

Genus: Cyperus

Species: Cyperus rotundus

RASA PANCHAK 

Guna: laghu, ruksha

Rasa:- tikta, katu, kasaya

Vipak:- katu

Virya:- sitta

KARMA (ACTION)

Effect on Doshas :- Kaph-pitt samak.

Systemic:

External: Twak doshhar, sothhar, lekhan, stanyajan.

Internal;

• Medhya, nadibal-pradayak.
• Dipan, pachan, grahi, trishna-nigrahan.
• Rakt-prasadan.
• kaphaghna
• Mutral.
• Garvasya-sankochak,stanyajanan, stanyasodhan.
• A Skin: Twak doshhar.
• Jwarghna
• Balya, bishghna
• USES 
• ‣ Its external application is useful in
• kandu, twakvikar, stanyakshya.
• ‣ Its internal application is given in
• anorexia, despepsia, indigestion, vommitin
• g, infestination, raktabikar, kash, swash, ski
• n diseases, fever,etc.

CLASSIFICATION THERAPEUTICS USES 

‣ Jwara:- musta & parpat are used either with su

or gokshur in the form of infusion.(A.H.Ci1)

‣ Atisaar:- Decoction of musta given with

honey.(su.ut.-40)

‣ Halimak:-Loh vasma & musta powder are

administered with the decoction of khadir. (B.P)

‣ Kaphaj vaman: decoction or powder of musta

& karkatshringi is given orally.(c.ci23)

‣ Kaph-pittaj kash: decoction of musta &

marich is given orally.(c.ci.23)

Parts used:- Tubers

‣ Dosage: Powder 3-6gm

Decoction 50-100 ml.