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<ref name="chemical composition">Centre for New Crops and Plants products, Purdue Univesity</ref>
 
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<ref name="Introduction">Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-03-29</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
 
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1137, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
 
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1137, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>

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Giant reed is a large perennial grass with elongated rhizomes. It produces erect, more or less woody, thin-walled stems 200 - 600cm tall. The plant has a wide range of applications and is often cultivated for use in basket making and to control soil erosion[1]

Uses

Fever, Blood Pressure, To Improve breast milk[2].

Parts Used

Root[2].

Chemical Composition

It contains Alpha-amyrin acetate, bufotenine, bufotenidine, campesterol, dehydro-bufotenine, N,N-dimethyltryptamine, donaxerin, friedelin, gramine, gramine methohydroxide, lupeol (anticancer), 5-metlioxy-N-methyl-tryptamine, sitosterol (antitumor), stigmasterol, triacontane and triacontanol have been reported.[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Hulugilu Hullu, Lalada Kaddi
Hindi Narcut nal
Malayalam NA
Tamil Mudam Pullu
Telugu Adavi Kikkasagaddi
Marathi NA
Gujarathi
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Devanala, Nala
English Great reed

[2]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Leaves are long Flat It can reach up to 20 ft in height. Although it can be much shorter when damaged or stressed. The stem resembles a corn stalk.

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Dense Large Flowering from February to August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting from February to August

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-03-29
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1137, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  3. Centre for New Crops and Plants products, Purdue Univesity
  4. [Morphology"]
  5. [Cultivation]

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