Medicinal uses:
Cyperus Rotundus is useful in diarrhoea with mucus. It is commonly given in fever. It cures kapha and pitta disorders, dyspepsia, vomiting, indigestion, thirst, worm troubles, cough, bronchitis, dysuria, and poisonous affections.

Home remedies:
For help in indigestion, powder of Cyperus Rotundus should be taken along with honey or boiled milk. Its paste on breasts should be applied to increase the quantity of breast milk. The paste of herb can also be applied to reduce itching on the skin. Its powder is beneficial in dyspnoea, epilepsy and various digestive disorders.