Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)
Cyperus kyllingia Endl.
Skinperennial weed Height: Not provided Leaves: Its leaves are canaliculate with scabrid margins in the upper part (2) Flowers: . Its fertile flowers held on terminal, ovoid-globose or ellipsoid heads with 4-long bracts (2,4). Flowers without perianth bristles or scalelike perianth parts. (3) Fruits: yellowish-brown to chestnut-colored biconvex laterally compressed oblong or oblong-obovoid fruits (2)
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Hemorrhoids. Preparation: Boil the whole plant or soak the flowers with water. Part used: Whole plant | Bloated tummy. Preparation: Boil the whole plant or soak the flowers with water. Part used: Whole plant | Stomach ache, vomitting with LMB. Preparation: Boil the roots.. Part used: Roots | Hypertension. Preparation: Boil the whole plant or soak the flowers with water. Part used: Whole plant | Measles. Preparation: Boil the whole plant or soak the flowers with water. Part used: Whole plant
Preparation
Boil the whole plant or soak the flowers with water | Boil the whole plant or soak the flowers with water | Boil the roots. | Boil the whole plant or soak the flowers with water | Boil the whole plant or soak the flowers with water
Location & Habitat
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Cyperus kyllingia Endl.
- Local Name
- Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Category
- Skin
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026