Cyperaceae
Description
This item is from "Some Common Medicinal And Poisonous Plants Used In Ethiopian Folk Medicine" work, by Amare Getahun.
Cyperaceae
Cyperus rigidifolius Steud.
gicha (A)
Obnoxious weed of (wet) cultivated fields.
A concoction of the bulbs is used in the treatment of fever, diarrhoea, and stomach troubles.
The decoction of the bulbs mixed with butter is also used as hair dressing by natives, especially by the Galla tribe because of its pleasant smell.
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