Poaceae Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Common Reed

Paiute - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

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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Scientific name: Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
USDA symbol: PHAU7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Reed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Sugary sap taken by pneumonia patients to loosen phlegm and soothe lung pain.

RECRD: 91190 id: 26611

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