Plant |
Family | Cyperaceae |
English |
Earth almond, Chufa sedge, Chufa, Chufa flatsedge, Earth almond, Ground almond, Nut grass, Nut sedge, Perennial yellow nutsedge, Tiger nut, Tiger nut sedge, Water grass, Yellow nutgrass, Yellow nutsedge, Yellow umbrella sedge |
Latin |
Cyperus esculentus L., Cyperus aureus Ten., Pycreus esculentus (L.) Hayek, Cyperus esculentus, Chlorocyperus esculentus (L.) Palla |
Plantparts | Corm, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Aids digestion, aphrodisiac, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Carminative, Carminativum, Clears gas, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, diuretic, dyspepsia, Erectile dysfunction, Erectile function disorder, Eupeptic, Fart, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, Good for digestion, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, impotence, impotency, improves digestion, Increases sexual desire, Indigestion, Induce sweating, inflammation of kidneys, inflammation of the kidney, intestinal gas, Kidney infection, kidney infections, Kidney inflammation, Kidney inflammations, Love drug, Male impotence, Meteorism, nephritis, Pick-me-up, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, Pyrexia, renal pyelitis, Sexual impotence, Stimulant, Stimulants, stimulates digestion, stimulating, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Tonic, Used as a stimulant, Warming digestive, wind |
Women's diseases |
Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, encourages menstruation, promote the onset of menstruation |
Foods |
coffee substitute, Substitute for coffee, used as a coffee additive |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil |
Ingredients |
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