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Juncus effusus
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Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Wildlife
- 3 Humans
- 4 Cultivation
- 5 Parts Used
- 6 Chemical Composition
- 7 Common names
- 8 Properties
- 9 Habit
- 10 Identification
- 11 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 12 Where to get the saplings
- 13 Mode of Propagation
- 14 How to plant/cultivate
- 15 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 16 Photo Gallery
- 17 References
- 18 External Links
Uses
Wildlife
The species provides wildfowl and wader feeding and nesting habitats, and also habitats for small mammals.
A number of invertebrates feed on soft rush, including the rufous minor moth.
Humans
In Hui sup tea, Juncus effusus is listed as one of the seven ingredients.
In Japan, this rush is grown to be woven into the covering of tatami mats.
In Iran and Afghanistan too it is used to weave light cheap mat. It is called halfa (حلفا) and has medicinal uses too.
In Europe, this rush was once used to make rushlights (by soaking the pith in grease), a cheap alternative to candles.
Cultivation
The species is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for planting in water gardens, native plant and wildlife gardens, and for larger designed natural landscaping and habitat restoration projects.
The cultivar Juncus effusus 'Spiralis' (syn. Juncus spiralis), with the common names corkscrew rush or spiral rush, is a distinctive potted and water garden plant due to its very curled spiral like foliage.[1]
Parts Used
[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.
Chemical Composition
Common names
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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
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Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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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
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Heritage Perennials: Juncus effusus spiralis
- ↑ ["Chemistry"]
- ↑ ["Morphology"]
- ↑ [ "Cultivation"]
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