Plant Phragmites australis (Poaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Common Reed; Ditch Reed; Giant Reed; Reed Grass

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
SILICIC-ACID	1	Shoot	not available	83100.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE	14	Rhizome	not available	51000.0	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
TARAXEROL	2	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TARAXERONE	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
WATER	0	Rhizome	not available	53000.0	-1.32	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
WAX	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiinflammatory	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric	1	Martindale's 28th
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus	1	Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimastitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimenopausal	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine	1	Martindale's 29th
Antimutagenic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antineuramidase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophthalmic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.