Table 2.
Pharmacological activity of Cyperus rotundus Linn
| Sl. no. | Plant part used | Solvent used for extraction | Pharmacological activity | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rhizome | Ethanol | Anti-oxidant property | Pal and Dutta (2006) |
| Acetone | Kamala et al. (2018) | |||
| 2. | Rhizome | Ethanol | Wound healing activity | Puratchikody et al. (2006) |
| 3. | Rhizome | Ethanol | Anti-pyretic activity | Gupta et al. (1971) |
| 4. | Tuber | Ethanol/ether/distilled water | Anti-inflammatory activity | Chithran et al. (2012) |
| 5. | Rhizome | Methanol/petroleum ether/ethyl acetate | Anti-diarrheal activity | Uddin et al. (2006) |
| Tuber | Water | Daswani et al. (2011) | ||
| 6. | Rhizome | Hydro-ethanol | Anti-hyperglycemic activity | Raut and Gaikwad (2012) |
| Tran et al. (2014) | ||||
| 7. | Rhizome | Ethanol | Anti-microbial activity | Sharma and Singh (2011) |
| 8. | Rhizome | Ethanol | Anti-convulsant activity | Shivakumar et al. (2009) |
| 9. | Tuber | Water | Anti-obesity activity | Athesh et al. (2014) |
| 10. | Ethanol | Anti-platelet activity | Seo et al. (2011) | |
| 11. | Rhizome | – | Anti-ulcer activity | Mohammad et al. (2012) |
| 12. | Essential oil | – | Analgesic activity | Biradar et al. (2010) |
| 13. | Methanol | Anti-helmintic activity | Kasala et al. (2016) | |
| 14. | Rhizome | Methanol | Gastroprotective activity | Muhammet et al. (2010) |
| 15. | Tubers-essential oil | – | Ovicidal and larvicidal effect | Kempraj and Bhat (2008) |
| 16. | Rhizome | – | Anti-histamine activity | Sangeetha et al. (2014) |
| 17. | Rhizome | Ethyl acetate | Hepatoprotective activity | Suresh Kumar and Mishra (2005) |
| 18. | Rhizome | Ethanol | Anti-allergic activity | Jin et al. (2011) |
| 19. | Tuber | Methanol | Anti-malarial activity | Weenen et al. (1990) |
| Tuber | – | Thebtaranonth et al. (1995) | ||
| 20. | Rhizome | Methanol | Cardioprotective and anti-hyperlipidemic | Jahan et al. (2012) |
| Rhizome | Hydro-alcohol | Kumar et al. (2014) | ||
| 21. | Rhizome | Ethanol | Cytoprotective effect | Zhu et al. (1997) |
| 22. | Tuber | Ethanol | Hypotensive activity | Mansoor et al. (2013) |
| 23. | Essential oil | – | Anti-arthritic activity | Biradar et al. (2010) |
| 24. | Tuber | Water | Anti-emetic activity | Shinde et al. (1988) |
| 25. | Rhizome | Neuroprotective effect | Kumar et al. (2013) | |
| 26. | Rhizome | Hexane | Inhibition of brain Na+ K+ ATPase activity | Ngamrojanavanish et al. (2006) |
| 27. | Rhizome | Methanol | Cytotoxic effect | Kilani et al. (2008) |
| Mannarreddy et al. (2017) | ||||
| 28. | Rhizome-essential oil | Ethanol | Anti-candida activity | Duarte et al. (2005) |
| 29. | Rhizome | Hydro-alcohol | Anti-viral activity | Soltan and Zaki (2009) |
| 30. | Tuber | – | Anti-cariogenic property | Yu et al. (2007) |