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Medicinal Uses of Kyllinga monocephala

This chapter provides related background information to the study. It discusses Anuang (Kyllinga monocephala), describing its physical characteristics and uses as a sudorific, diuretic, treatment for dermatosis, refrigerant, demulcent, and tonic. Studies show it can lower blood glucose levels and reduce writhes in mice, making it an antivenom. The root is used as an antipyretic to treat fistula, pustules, tumors, measles, diarrhea and other intestinal infections. Mangifera indica is also discussed for its diuretic activity when an extract is administered orally.

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Medicinal Uses of Kyllinga monocephala

This chapter provides related background information to the study. It discusses Anuang (Kyllinga monocephala), describing its physical characteristics and uses as a sudorific, diuretic, treatment for dermatosis, refrigerant, demulcent, and tonic. Studies show it can lower blood glucose levels and reduce writhes in mice, making it an antivenom. The root is used as an antipyretic to treat fistula, pustules, tumors, measles, diarrhea and other intestinal infections. Mangifera indica is also discussed for its diuretic activity when an extract is administered orally.

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CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter provides related information to the study.

Anuang (Kyllinga monocephala)

Anuang (Kyllinga monocephala) is a pantropic plant found in waste places or open


grasslands at low and medium altitudes. The plant is more or less glabrous, arising from creeping
rootstocks. The stems are 10 to 40 meters high. The leaves are up to 15 cm in length or longer,
and 3 to 4 mm wide with the bracts similar. The spikes are ovoid, simple, white, 8 to 13 mm
long. The spikelets are very numerous, 3 to 3.5 mm long, the flowering flume distinctly winged
along the keel. The nut is up to 1 to 5 mm long.

Anuang is used as sudorific in malaria, the rhizome as a diuretic, and when mixed with
oil is used to combat certain types of dermatosis. The root in decoction is used as refrigerant,
demulcent, and tonic while the oil is distilled from the root is used to relieve pruritus of the skin.
Other properties of this plant is similar to Cyperus rotundus. (Quisumbing, 1978)

Kyllinga monocephala was found to lower blood glucose level 15 mins. after glucose
load and its methanol extract was found to significantly reduce the number of writhes in mice. K.
monocephala is also reported as an antivenom.
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mon) The root is used as antipyretic. The plant is prescribed for fistula, pustules, tumours,
measles, diarrhoea, and other intestinal infections. (Indian Medicinal Plants, 2007)

Plants having diuretic activity:

Mangifera indica

The extract was administered orally at the dose of 250 mg/kg body weight.

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