Cyperus scariosus or Cyperus rotundus,an old famous Sedge from ancient Egypt and China.

Contents

• Basic Botanical Info of Cyperus scariosus.
• Botanical Description:Cyperus Origin Identification.
• Cyperus Root Phytochemicals and Constituents:.
• What is Sedge Paper:from an legacy.
• Pharmacology Administration Guide:Cyperus Root Documented Properties Actions.
• Pharmacology Administration Guide:Identified Pharmacological Property and Effect of Cyperus Root.
• Pharmacology Administration Guide:Pharmacological Effect of Prepared Cyperus Root.
• Pharmacology Administration Guide:Cyperus and Its Applications.
• Pharmacology Administration Guide:Cyperus Root Dosage and Administration Guide.
• Pharmacology Administration Guide:Cyperus Root Toxicity Study.
• Cyperus Traditional Applications:Literature Origins.
• Cyperus Traditional Applications:Traditional Cyperus Applications.
• Cyperus Traditional Applications:Use In Formulas.
• Cyperus Traditional Applications:Cyperus in Ayurvedic Medicine.
• Research update:Cyperus scariosus and Cyperus rotundus.

Cyperus Traditional Applications:Use In Formulas.

Cyperus is included in dozens of traditional herb formulas. To help illustrate its contribution, we look to the formulas comprised of just a few ingredients. Yueju Wan (Pills to Relieve Stagnancy of All Kinds) was presented by Zhu Danxi as a treatment for the six depressions. It is comprised of just 5 herbs: cyperus, red atractylodes (cangzhu), cnidium (chuanxiong), shen-chu (shenqu), and gardenia (zhizi), in equal proportions, powdered and taken 6-9 grams each time. The formula treats qi stagnation as the primary syndrome (relying on cyperus) with herbs for secondary manifestations: damp accumulation (red atractylodes); blood stagnation (cnidium); food accumulation (shen-chu); and heat stagnation (gardenia); the sixth entity, phlegm, is resolved by clearing damp, food, and heat. Typically, the syndrome involves abdominal fullness and pain, often accompanied by digestive reactions, such as acid regurgitation, indigestion, vomiting, or diarrhea. Yueju Wan may be utilized in cases of liver-gallbladder diseases. An expanded version of this formula is Liuyu Tang, which adds chih-ko (zhike) citrus (chenpi), perilla stem (sugeng), forsythia (lianqiao), scute (huangqin), and licorice (gancao).

 Another example is the two herb formula Liang Fu Wan, pills of galanga (liangjiang) and cyperus (xiangfu). The two herbs are used in equal proportion, ground to powder and taken 6 grams each time. Galanga helps treat pain; this simple formula has uses similar to Yueju Wan, but is applied when pain is the primary manifestation of stagnation. A decoction, Xiang Ju Tang, made from equal parts cyperus (xiangfu), aurantium (juhong), and pinellia (banxia), plus a smaller amount of licorice, is also used for abdominal stagnancy, with a focus on symptoms of dull sensation and distention associated with damp accumulation. And a final example would be Zhengqi Tianxiang San (Heavenly Fragrance Powder for Normalizing Qi), made with cyperus as the primary ingredient and smaller amounts of lindera (wuyao), citrus, perilla leaf (zisuye), and dry ginger (ganjiang). This is powdered and taken 3 grams each time; it is particularly recommended for qi stagnation with sense of uprushing qi affecting the chest and for qi stagnation associated with persistent emotional distress. In all these cases, cyperus is combined with herbs having an acrid taste derived from essential oils, enhancing the aromatic qi-regulating aspect of cyperus. Sesquiterpenes are found in citrus materials (e.g., chenpi, juhong, and zhike) and in ginger family plants (e.g., ganjiang and liangjiang). One of the cyperus ingredients, beta-selinene, is also found in red atractylodes (cangzhu).

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• 1.Cyperus scariosus or Cyperus rotundus,an old famous Sedge from ancient Egypt and China.

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♣ last edit date:22nd,Oct.2010.