Various uses of reed:
Manufacturing uses:
Reed stems contain a high content of cellulose, which can be used for papermaking and man-made fibers. In ancient times, reeds were used to weave "reed mats" for laying kang and building houses. In addition, there is an ancient musical instrument called reed flute, which is made of the hollow stems of reeds. Reed spikes can be used to make brooms, and the tidbits of reed flowers can be used to fill pillows. There are many uses.
Greening purposes:
There are many kinds of reeds near the water, which are especially beautiful in the flowering season. Now the new varieties of reed on the market have the characteristics of deep-water cold resistance, drought resistance, high temperature resistance and lodging resistance, and have the advantages of short-term molding and rapid landscape formation.
Animal husbandry use:
Reed has a high biomass, and its leaves, flowers, stems, roots and asparagus can all be used as animal husbandry, with high feeding value. Livestock like to eat the tender stems and leaves of reed, which can be used as mowing ground or both grazing and mowing, and is suitable for grazing horses and cattle. Besides grazing, hay and silage can also be dried. After silage, the grass smells strong.
medicinal use:
the rhizome of reed is called reed root, which is cold and sweet. It can be used to clear stomach fire and remove lung heat, and has the effects of strengthening stomach, relieving vomiting and diuresis. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that reed leaves have the effect of "treating cholera vomiting and carbuncle"; Luhua has the effects of stopping bleeding and detoxicating, treating bloody collapse and vomiting and diarrhea.
ecological and environmental protection purposes:
Phragmites communis has the function of soil conservation and embankment consolidation, which can prevent soil erosion. A large area of reed can not only regulate the climate, but also conserve water, forming a good wetland ecological environment and providing habitats for birds. The leaves, stems and rhizomes of Phragmites communis all have aeration tissue, which can purify sewage.