Arundo donax information


Does anybody know what are the medicinal uses or any other ethnobotanical uses of Arundo donax?

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Answer

Here is some basic information about Arundo donax and a list of ethnobotanical uses which includes medicinal uses and other uses of Arundo donax.

 

Arundo donax basic info
Scientific Name: Arundo donax L..
Family: Poaceae.
Genus: Arundo.
Common names in English: Spanish-reed.
For common names of Arundo donax in different languages – See link
Description: Arundo donax, Giant Cane, is a tall perennial cane growing in damp soils, either fresh or moderately saline. Other common names include Carrizo, Arundo, Spanish cane, Colorado River Reed, Wild cane, and Giant reed. – for more info about Arundo donax See link

 

Ethnobotanical and folk medicinal uses of Arundo donax
*The information in this list is based on the ethnobotanical data in Dr. Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases.
Dr. Duke does not recommend using this information for self diagnosis or self medication. – See link

 

Arundo donax in other websites
Arundo donax common names, economics importance, distributional range and more in the USDA GRIN website – See link.
Search PubMed (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health) for academic researches with the search term Arundo donax – See link.
See if there is something in Youtube on the term Arundo donax – See link.