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Non-scientific name:

giant reed

2 Accepted name(s) for "giant reed":

Accepted name
Arundo donax L.
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

9 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L.
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Arundo donax Linnaeus Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L.
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L.
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L. Leave, root
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Arundo donax Arundo donax L.

MPNS Best Guess

 Arundo donax L.
National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L. Arundo donax L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

53 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "giant reed":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
#aab Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
alo-kyu Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
baktusing Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bamboo reed Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bhok Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bous Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
caniço Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
caria de castilla Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
carrizo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
carrizo común Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
common reed Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
danubian reed Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ditch reed Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
donax cane Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
galdae Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ghab Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
giant cane Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
giant reedgrass Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
great reed Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
honrkandma Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
italian reed Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kyu Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
kyu-ma Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
lenrakut Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mai-aw-awn Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
maiaw Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
manglong Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nana cane Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
nara Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
narkat Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nhyapan kathi Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
phragmite commun Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
phragmites Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
provence cane Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
qassab Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
reed Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
reed grass Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
riessenschilf Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
riet Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
roseau cane Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
roseau commun Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
schilf Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
schilfrohr Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
spaanse riet Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
spaansriet Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
spanish cane Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
spanish reed Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
switch cane Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
thagal Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
wild cane Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
yellow cane Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
قصيب‬ Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
‫بوص فارسي Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)