Manufacturing purpose:
The cellulose content in reed stalk is high, which can be used for papermaking and man-made fiber. 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 ears can be used to make brooms, and the tidbits of reed flowers can be used to fill pillows. There are many uses.
Greening purpose:
Reed is a variety of plants near the water, which is particularly beautiful in the flowering season. The new reed varieties on the market now have the characteristics of cold resistance, drought resistance, high temperature resistance and lodging resistance in deep water, and have the advantages of short-term molding and rapid landscape formation.
Livestock use:
Reed has high biomass, and its leaves, flowers, stems, roots and asparagus can all be used as animal husbandry, which has high feeding value. Livestock like to eat the tender stems and leaves of reed, which can be used as mowing ground or grazing and cutting, and is suitable for grazing cattle and horses. Besides grazing, hay and silage can also be dried. After silage, the smell of grass is strong.
Medical use:
The rhizome of reed is called reed root, which is cold and sweet. It can be used to clear stomach fire and lung heat, and has the effects of invigorating stomach, stopping vomiting and diuresis. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that reed leaves have the effect of "treating cholera and vomiting"; Lu Hua has the effects of stopping bleeding and detoxicating, treating bloody collapse and vomiting and diarrhea.
Eco-environmental protection purposes:
Reed 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, form a good wetland ecological environment and provide habitats for birds. The leaves, stems and rhizomes of reed have aeration tissues, which can purify sewage.