Toxicological Trivia from Deceember 24, 2014: Arundo is a genus of two or three species of cane: stout, perennial grasses from the family Poaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to India, China and Japan. They grow to 3–6 m tall, occasionally to 10 m, with leaves 30–60 cm long and 3–6 cm broad. Popularly it used as:a) Diuretic;b) Local antiinflammatory and Hemostatic;c) Both previous assertions are correct.