Poaceae Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Common Reed
Paiute - Drug, Expectorant
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 116
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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
Scientific name: Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
USDA symbol: PHAU7 (
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Common names: Common Reed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Expectorant
Notes: Sugary sap taken by pneumonia patients to loosen phlegm.
RECRD: 91189 id: 26610