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sweet flag
sweet flagn.1. A perennial herb (Acorus calamus) native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, growing in marshy places and having grasslike leaves, minute greenish flowers borne on a thick spadix, and aromatic rhizomes used in medicine and perfumery. Also called calamus.2. A similar plant (Acorus americanus) native to North America.sweet flag n (Plants) an aroid marsh plant, Acorus calamus, having swordlike leaves, small greenish flowers, and aromatic roots. Also called: calamus [C18: see flag2]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sweet flag - perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic rootsAcorus calamus, flagroot, myrtle flag, sweet calamus, calamusAcorus, genus Acorus - sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceaecalamus - the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinallycalamus oil - carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfumebog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath |
sweet flag
sweet flag: see arumarum,
common name for the Araceae, a plant family mainly composed of species of herbaceous terrestrial and epiphytic plants found in moist to wet habitats of the tropics and subtropics; some are native to temperate zones.
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sweet flagn.1. A perennial herb (Acorus calamus) native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, growing in marshy places and having grasslike leaves, minute greenish flowers borne on a thick spadix, and aromatic rhizomes used in medicine and perfumery. Also called calamus.2. A similar plant (Acorus americanus) native to North America.sweet flag A perennial herb, the rhizone of which contains mucilage, sesquiterpenes and volatile oils (azulene, camphor, cineole, eugenol, pinene and others); it is carminative, spasmolytic and mildly sedative.
Chinese medicine
In traditional Chinese medicine, sweet flag has been used for deafness, seizures and vertigo.
Herbal medicine
In Western herbal medicine, sweet flag has been used for fever, gastrointestinal complaints (dyspepsia and flatulence), menstrual disorders, toothache and tobacco addiction.
Toxicity
Aserone, one of sweet flag’s volatile oils, is carcinogenic; the FDA has classified sweet flag as “unsafe”.sweet flag
Synonyms for sweet flagnoun perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic rootsSynonyms- Acorus calamus
- flagroot
- myrtle flag
- sweet calamus
- calamus
Related Words- Acorus
- genus Acorus
- calamus
- calamus oil
- bog plant
- marsh plant
- swamp plant
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