In Africa, the history of human consumption of Cyperium can be traced back 2 million years to the recipes of the Bao's people in East Africa, and it has become a natural substitute for breast milk passed down through generations. People cultivate Cyperum oleum on a large scale, using it to produce various foods and beverages.

Around the 14th century BC, in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, the oil sand bean was buried alongside gold as a burial item, with tomb murals fully recording the entire process from planting and harvesting to making sacrificial pastries

In the 1960s, NASA listed sand beans as astronaut food and named them "the greatest superfood of the century." In 1992, Japan began exploring the development of sand beans into a healthy snack favored by women. Around 2015, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare conducted in-depth verification of the health benefits of the antioxidant components of Clementaria oil.

In the early 21st century, chain brands like Starbucks began offering tiger nut drinks in North American stores . In 2020, the European Union fully promoted the rich high-fiber and healthy fat value of Cypera oleum in its "Healthy Food 2030" initiative. In India, modern nutritional research has verified the rich value of Lyrica beans, which aligns perfectly with the ancient Ayurvedic medical texts that have been passed down for over two thousand years in India

In 1952, it was successfully introduced from the Soviet Union and completed *** cultivation at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In the 1970s, sedge bean was introduced to many provinces nationwide. Due to technical and consumer constraints, large-scale expansion failed, but due to ecological and nutritional value, it was only sporadically cultivated among the people.