Musta in the Management of Atisara

Atisara diarrhoea a gastrointestinal tract disorder is very common and often seen in general practice. It is described as loose watery stools and most of the time can be controlled by simple fasting langhana. Ayurveda has described many formulations to control atisara. Musta an amazing Cyperus rotundus Linn belonging to the Cyperaceae family is useful in almost all types of atisara viz. ama pakwa alpadoshaja madhya doshaja samapittaja pittaja kaphaja atisara. In the present study we reviewed brihatrayi to analyze the mode of action and method of administration of musta in atisara.