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Cyperus rotundus Linn belong to the family cyperaceae.It is the world Worst weed native to India.It grow in small clump up to 100cm high.It has wide range of medicinal and pharmacological application. According to Ayurveda C.rotundus rhizome are considered astringent,diaphoretic, analgesic,aromatic, antispasmodic, carminatives, antibacterial, antimalarial,antioxidant,antiplatelet, Hepatoprotective, diuretic.Many previous studies showed Cyperus rotundus contained Flavonoids, tannins, glycoside,furochromones,alkaloids, saponins,monoterpenes, terpenoids, essential oils,starch, carbohydrate, proteins,separated amino acid and many other secondary metabolite.This review was designed to high light the chemical constituents and pharmacological effect of rotundus. This paper provide review on medicinal and various pharmacological properties of C.rotundus rhizome. Since time immemorial, human have identified several herbs to treat various ailments. With the advancement of science and state-of the-art technologies, different herbal extract and chemical constituents of herb identified a therapeutic target. Cyperus rotundus,also called Mustafa, Is one of the most ancient herbs widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions across the globes.The tuberose and aerial part of the herb were identified possess various pharmacological properties. The nut-grass in an erect, perennial glamorous herb 10-75cm long, distributed throughout the plant if India, as a weed in waste lands, gardens and roadsides and sea level 1,800cm elevation.Musta is composed of various chemical constituents mainly cyperene-1, cyperene-2,Beta-selinine,cyperenone,Alpha-cyperone, Rotudome etc.