Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Common Reed

Plant

English

Common Reed, Carrizo, Common reed, Phragmites, Reedgrass

Latin

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Plantparts

Roots, Underground stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal trouble, Alexiteric, Anti-asthmatic, antidote, Antidotes, Anti-emetic, Antifebrile, Antihemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, antipyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antisyphilitic, Antitussive, Antivomitive, arthritis, Asthma, Bleeding Stancher, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, check bleeding, Cleanses the blood, complaints of the stomach, Coolant, Cooling, cough depressing, Cough suppressant, depurant, Depurative, disease of the stomach, Diuretic, emesis, Epistaxis, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Gastropathy, good for the stomach, haemostatic, Hemostat, hemostatic, Hæmostatic, indigestion, inhibit bleeding, Meteorism, nasalbleeding, Nosebleed, Nosebleeding, nose-bleeds, Poison Antidote, Ptyalagogue, Ptysmagogue, Puking, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce fevers, Refrigerant, Refrigerent, relieves fevers, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, Sialagogue, Sialogogue, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stiptic, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach tonic, Stomach trouble, Stop bleeding, stopping vomiting, Stops bleeding, styptic, syphilis, Throwing up, to cleanse the blood, Vomit, vomiting, weak stomach

Foods

Sugar substitute, sweetener

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM: Lung fire, TCM: Lung heat

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Fujian, China, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 ascorbic acid, ash, asparagine, Calcium, Carbohydrates, fat, Fibres, Furfural, phosphorus, protein, saponin, Silicic acid, Sucrose, Taraxerol, water, wax, Β-amyrin, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn3916

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