Motha (Nut Grass)

About Motha (Nut Grass)

Motha (Nut Grass) (Cyperus rotundus) is a herb used in the Ayurveda tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Fever, Pain, and Menopause. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.

Botanical background

Cyperus rotundus (coco-grass, Java grass, nut grass, purple nut sedge or purple nutsedge, red nut sedge, Khmer kravanh chruk) is a species of sedge (Cyperaceae) native to Africa, southern and central Europe (north to France and Austria), and southern Asia. The word cyperus derives from the Greek κύπερος, kyperos, and rotundus is from Latin, meaning "round". The earliest attested form of the word cyperus is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀞𐀫, ku-pa-ro, written in Linear B syllabic script.

Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist

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