Distribution:
In damp places in Bengal, U.P., and eastern and southern parts of India.

Habit:
A delicate, slender sedge. The plant produces deep brown tubers with aromatic odor.

Principle constituents:
An essential oil.

Indications:
The tubers are credited with astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, dessicant, cordial and stomachic properties. A decoction of the tuber is used for washing hair, treating gonorrhea and syphilis. It is also given in diarrhea and for general weakness.

Product range:
Cystone, Kilose, Menotab, LeanTea