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'''Phragmites karka''' is a genus of four species of large perennial grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Maintained by Kew Garden in London.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Rheumatic pain}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
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{{Parts Used|Stem}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Polyphenolic content (5.06 to 12.81 mg GAE g-1 DW) and antioxidant activity (0.64-3.21 IC50 mg ml-1 for DPPH and 9.09-17.91 mM Fe+2 g-1.
 
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Hulugila hullu|ml=Nain-canna, Nadam|sa=Dhamana, Nala|ta= Perunanal, நாலம் Nalam|te=Eela karra, Nagasaramu-peepalu|hi=Narkul, नाल् Nal, Doka-ghas, Kilak |en=Tall Reed}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
 
===Dravya===
 
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===Rasa===
 
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===Guna===
 
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==Habit==
 
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{{Habit|Long Herbs}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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{{Leaf|Simple|Long linear|1 mm long, fringed with hairs; blade linear, 20–80 cm × 1–4 cm}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
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===Other features===
 
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==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
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{{Propagation|Roots}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Phragmites karka spreads naturally and can be propagated by division and by seed. A procedure has been developed for the large scale micropropagation of Phragmites karka from axillary buds, with buds from the lower and middle stem giving best results. Multiple shoot formation and root initiation occurred on Murashige and Skoog basal medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l benzyladenine (BA), 0.5 mg/l kinetin and 2% sucrose.
 
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Lowland forest}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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File:Phragmites karka (Retz.) Steud. (AM AK367300).jpg
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File:Phragmites karka (Retz.) Steud. (AM AK337226-1).jpg
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279174990_Antioxidant_activity_and_polyphenol_content_of_Phragmites_karka_under_saline_conditions Chemical composition]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Phragmites_karka_(PROTA) Morphology]</ref>
 
 
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
 
  
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Phragmites_karka_(PROTA) Cultivation Details]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Phragmites_karka_(PROTA) Phragmites karka]
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Revision as of 13:03, 15 June 2020

Phragmites karka

Phragmites karka is a genus of four species of large perennial grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Maintained by Kew Garden in London.

Uses

Rheumatic pain, Diabetes.

Parts Used

Stem.

Chemical Composition

Polyphenolic content (5.06 to 12.81 mg GAE g-1 DW) and antioxidant activity (0.64-3.21 IC50 mg ml-1 for DPPH and 9.09-17.91 mM Fe+2 g-1. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Hulugila hullu
Hindi Narkul, नाल् Nal, Doka-ghas, Kilak
Malayalam Nain-canna, Nadam
Tamil Perunanal, நாலம் Nalam
Telugu Eela karra, Nagasaramu-peepalu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Dhamana, Nala
English Tall 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

Long Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Long linear 1 mm long, fringed with hairs; blade linear, 20–80 cm × 1–4 cm

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Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Roots.

How to plant/cultivate

Phragmites karka spreads naturally and can be propagated by division and by seed. A procedure has been developed for the large scale micropropagation of Phragmites karka from axillary buds, with buds from the lower and middle stem giving best results. Multiple shoot formation and root initiation occurred on Murashige and Skoog basal medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l benzyladenine (BA), 0.5 mg/l kinetin and 2% sucrose. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links