The sausage-like part of cattail can be used as a kindling to make a fire. Peel off the leaves layer by layer, and the core near the root can be eaten, but it has no taste.
Deciduous monocotyledonous perennial plants have many years of roots and still water, and like warm and sunny environment. The stem is short and inconspicuous. The leaves are almost turquoise, and the edges of leaf sheaths are membranous. Flowers unisexual, monoecious; The flowering period is in summer, when the plant matures, the normal stems will grow rapidly, and spikes will be planted at the top; The pollen is bright yellow.
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Typha pollen is called cattail pollen in Chinese medicine. The application of Pollen Typhae in China has a long history, and it has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, stopping bleeding and relieving pain, and treating stranguria. According to the literature, Pollen Typhae has analgesic, anticoagulant, anticoagulant, blood circulation promoting, blood lipid lowering, arteriosclerosis preventing, vascular endothelial injury caused by hyperlipidemia protecting, uterine contraction exciting, immunity enhancing, intestinal peristalsis promoting, anti-inflammatory, anti-anoxia, antibacterial and other functions, and has a wide range of clinical applications.
Handmade products such as straw bags, straw bags, straw mats, cushions, tea mats and baskets woven from leaves with high fiber content are exported to foreign countries, which can produce good economic benefits. Typha whole grass is a good raw material for papermaking, with fiber content of 35%-60% and hemp output of over 38.3%. Leaves and leaf sheaths can be processed into artificial cotton by alkali boiling;
The degummed fiber can be woven into sacks and twisted ropes, and its tensile force and quality are higher than those of straw ropes. Mature female inflorescences are called cattail sticks, which can be used for lighting with or without oil; The hair on the female inflorescence is called velvet, which is almost pure fiber and is often used as pillow hair.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Pucao