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Phragmites karka

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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

It contains 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, Doka-ghas
Malayalam Nain-canna, Nadam
Tamil Perunanal, 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.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

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