Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)

Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)

Cyperus kyllingia Endl.

Skin

perennial 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

REGION XIII (Caraga), AGUSAN DEL NORTE, CITY OF BUTUAN (Capital), secondary forest and distubed habitats, open grassland, roadsides

Research

Caraga State University: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health of Butuanon in Butuan City

Additional Images

Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)
Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)
Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)
Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Cyperus kyllingia Endl.
Local Name
Whitehead Spike Sedge (Engl.), Anuang (Tag.)
Family
Cyperaceae
Category
Skin
Date Collected
Jun 28, 2026