Chemical constituants of musta - Cyperus rotundus Linn.

musta :

musta : Cyperus rotundus Linn.

Phytochemistry:

Volatile Oil 
Phytochemical studies have shown that the major chemical components of Motha  herb  are  essential  oils,  flavonoids,  terpenoids,  and  mono  sesquiterpenes.  The  plant contains  the  following  chemical  constituents;  cyprotene,  acopaene,  cyperene,  aselinene, rotundene,  valencene,  cyperol,  gurjunene,  trans‑calamenene,  dcadinene,  gcalacorene, cadalene,  amuurolene,  gmuurolene,  cyperotundone,  mustakone,  isocyperol,  acyperone (Meena et al., 2010). 4, 11‑selinnadien‑3‑one and 1, 8‑cineole (Visetson et al., 2001). The oil of  C.  rotundus  was  mainly  composed  of  cyperol,  α‑cyperene,  rotundine,  α‑cyperone, α‑copaene,  valerenal,  myrtenol,  β‑pinene,  α‑pinene  and  α‑Selinene,  sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (Caryophyllene


PHARMACOLOGY:

IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS –

v  Mustakarishta

v  Mustakadi kwatha

v  Asokarishta

v  Mustakadi curna

v  Mustakadi  lehya

v  Shadanga paneeya

v  Chandraprabha vati

v  Mahalakshadi taila

v  Yogaraja guggulu



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