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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<ref name="Introduction"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Blood Pressure}}, {{Uses|To Improve breast milk}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}, {{Parts Used|Rhizome}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==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.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Devanala, Nala|en=Great reed|gu=|hi=Narcut nal|kn=Hulugilu Hullu, Lalada Kaddi|ta=Mudam Pullu|te=Adavi Kikkasagaddi}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Perennial}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|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.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Dense|Large|||Flowering from February to August}}
===Fruit===
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seed}}, {{Propagation|Stem cutting}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant is adapted to tropical, subtropical and warm temperate climates of the World. It is found in climates ranging from cool temperate wet; through tropical dry; to wet forest. The plant is reported to tolerate annual precipitation in the range of 300 - 4,000mm, an average annual temperature range of 9 - 28.5°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Ditches}}, {{Commonly seen|Riversides}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Marshland}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]Centre for New Crops and Plants products, Purdue Univesity</ref><ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="]Introduction">Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-03-29</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</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>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub=3009 Arundo donax on Invasiveplantatlas.org]* [ https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Arundo_donax.html Arundo donax on Hort.purdue]* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243164 Arundo donax on Indiabiodiversity.org]
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