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Arundo donax
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
Parts Used
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 |
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. |
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
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How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
- ↑ Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-03-29
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Centre for New Crops and Plants products, Purdue Univesity
- ↑ [Morphology"]
- ↑ [Cultivation]
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