Steinmetz:Acorus

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Acorus calamus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Araceae
English Names
  • Calamus
  • Sweet Flag
  • Sweet Sedge
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
  • Netherlands
  • Russia
  • Eastern Asia
  • India
  • China
  • Siberia
  • Japan
  • North America
Part(s) Used
  • Rhizoma Calami
  • Oleum Calami aromatici
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil (Oleum Calami)
  • acorin (bitter principle)
  • acoretin (bitter principle)
  • calamine
  • cholin
  • dextrin
  • starch
  • mucilage
  • rein
  • tannin
  • methylamin
  • dextrose
Action
  • tonic
  • aromatic
  • carminative
  • diuretic
  • digestive
  • stomachic
  • appetising
  • antiseptic
  • stimulant
  • sudorific
  • febrifuge
  • haemostatic
  • emmenagogue
  • nerve-sedative; in large doses emetic. The oil distilled from the Asiatic root is inferior to that of the European root. In China
  • the plant produces red berries

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