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Cyperus rotundus Linn. (Cyperaceae) is a Tunisian medicinal plant used in folkloric (traditional) medicine to treat stomach disorders and inflammatory diseases. The present study explored the analgesic, anti-inflammatory and genotoxic activities of extracts from the aerial parts of C. rotundus. The antioxidant capacity and the modulation of splenocyte functions by these extracts were also investigated in mice. The phytochemical analysis was carried out using standard methods.

It appears that C. rotundus extracts contain potent components such as flavonoids that may potentially be useful for modulating the immune cell functions, provoking analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.

It is used in the treatment of spasms, stomach disorder and inflammatory diseases .described the ulcer inhibitory effect of decoction from the rizhomes of C. rotundus, related to the inhibition of gastric motility. Other pharmacological investigations have indicated that C. rotundus, has remarkable hypotensive and antipyretic effects .