Abstract

A REVIEW STUDY ON ROLE OF MUSTAKA (CYPERUS ROTUNDUS LINN.) IN ALCOHOL DE-ADDICTION

Dr. Nandlal*, Dr. Eresh Kumar, Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma, Dr. Hemwati Gurjar, Dr. Rameshwar Lal Bishnoi

Abstract

Herbal medicine is the oldest form of medicine known to mankind. It was the mainstay of many early civilizations and still the most widely practiced form of medicine in the world today. WHO has estimated that perhaps 80% of the inhabitants of the world rely chiefly on traditional medicines for their primary health care needs. In the developed countries, in the USA, for example, 25% of all prescriptions dispensed from community, Cyperus rotundus was used for gastrointestinal spasms, stomach disorders, nausea, vomiting, intestinal parasites, food poisoning, indigestion and irritation of bowel. It was also used for treating fevers, to treat wounds, bruises and carbuncles, malaria, cough, bronchitis, renal and vesical calculi, urinary tenesmus, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, deficient lactation, loss of memory, insect bites, dysuria, bronchitis, infertility, cervical cancer and menstrual disorders, while, the aromatic oils are made of perfumes and splash and according to the Ayurvedic concept Acharya Charaka said that Mustaka is very useful Herb in the treatment of alcohol addiction.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Alcoholism, Mustaka, De - Addiction, Charaka Chikitsa.