Nagarmotha Essential oil – (Indian Cyproil) Cyperus rotundus – without saffrole

Nagarmotha Essential oil – without saffrole

INCI : Cyperus rotundus

Other names : mustaka, musta, Indian cyproil oil

Mustaka is pungent, bitter and astringent in taste, pungent in the post digestive effect and has cold potency. It alleviates kapha and pitta doshas, but aggravates the vata dosha. It possesses light and dry attributes.

Ayurvedic classification :

• Rasa (taste): pungent, bitter, astringent
• Virya (action): cooling
• Vipaka (post-digestive effect): pungent
• Doshas (constitutions): Balancing for pitta and kapha, may increase vata