to Pliny, coughs are cured by the roots of the Bulrush boiled in water. When the seeds are roasted and taken in water, they help in keeping a check on excessive menstruation and diarrhea. In the same plant, the parts that are closest to the roots can be chewed as a remedy for spider bites. The seeds also are sleep-inducing in small quantities, or else can result in a coma in large dosages. The major side effect of the rush is headaches (Pliny 249).
In the scented rush which smells just like roses, the plant helps in dispersing flatulence, being very useful for the stomach, especially for people vomiting bile. The plant also helps in the promotion of belching, preventing hiccoughs, and solving bladder problems.it also has a warming property, therefore applied with dry resin for people suffering from opisthotonic tetanus. When the petals are removed, they are pounded and the juice extracted. Oil is added to the juice, with some adding salt for the treatment of dysentery and uterus complaints. The most fragrant petals are also used in the treatment of various types of wine. These rose rush plants’ juice is also used for treating mouth sores and ears, rectal troubles, gums, when gargled they cure tonsils, uterus and stomach problems and headaches. The roses also induce sleep as well as inducing nausea. When burnt, the petals produce and ingredient for eyebrow cosmetics. The dry leaves of the rose rush plant soothe the eye fluxes and chafed thighs when applied. The flowers of the plant further check menstrual complications, especially when having a white discharge, as well as treating cases of spitting blood when taken in water and vinegar. When the same flower juice is mixed with wine, it acts as a stomach-ache reliever (Pliny 251).
For the seeds of the scented rush, dark ones are harmful. Dried seeds are used to treat toothaches and relieving stomach complications. When the smell is inhaled, it is used in the clearing of the head. The hends of the roses treat hemorrhage and diarrhea. Powders from the seeds are used in the checking of perspiration. Small balls found on the rose rush plants are used in the treatment of mange (Pliny 253).
Presently, bulrushes are used in a variety of ways in the medical sector as well as for other wellness reasons. First, since rushes contain a jelly-like substance from the young leaves, the substance is used as a potent analgesic, to relieve pain and inflammations. The jelly is also used as a natural antiseptic when it is applied in wounds to prevent microbes and pathogens from penetrating the body (Nyambayar 49). Since these plants also have a unique composition of carotenoids, bioflavonoids and vitamin C, they are extracted for the use in minimizing the risk of atherosclerosis as they decrease the bad cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels in the body. Since the plant also has many parts having coagulant qualities, the plant is used in decreasing blood flow from wounds, therefore, preventing anemia as pointed out by Nyambayar (48).
Since rushes are rich in nutrients and organic compounds, application on the skin helps in decreasing scar appearance, healing boils, and sores as well as acting as a smooth for insect bites. Despite the jelly being considered as the best remedy for insect bites, flour from the plant has an anti-inflammatory effect that helps in reducing effects from insect bites. For a healthy digestive system, fibers in the rush plants are ingested to smoothen the digestive process, to ease the movement of waste and cholesterol absorption. The plant has also other cardiovascular uses, especially in reducing hypertension