Cyperus scariosus or Cyperus rotundus,an old famous Sedge from ancient Egypt and China.

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What is Sedge Paper:from an legacy.

Cyperus scariosus Extract INCI Name Cyperus Rotundus Extract CAS 85085-54-7 EINECS ELINCS No 285-381-3 Cyperus root extract Cyperus scariosus ethanol extract Cyperus scariosus aqueous-methanolic extract photo picture image Long years before the Greeks and Romans writing on stones and stencil plate, Egyptians already writing on papper made from Sedge stems.

 The Initial or earliest use of sedge paper is about 4000 B.C., and later the Sedge Paper become one important commodity for exportation,the production monopolized by officials,and technics set as secret and strict protection.

 Common papper made from pasty of plant fibre, but Sedge papper from stems of Cyperus Grass. Firstly cut stems of Cyperus into thin pieces,dip in water 3 days till it becomes bright and clear. then put the them on linen,flat by flat, then compress with heavy and dry in the sun.

 And production of Sedge paper decreased later after the invention and spread of paper from China, and the secret of Sedge paper re-discovered by an egyptian scientist at 1965.

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last edit date:30th,June.2009.