Acorus calamus

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Noun

Acorus calamus - perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic rootsflagroot, myrtle flag, sweet calamus, sweet flag, 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

acorus calamus

sweetflag

Grass-like plant with cattail-type leaves and thin green “finger” sticking out from leaf stalk. The root is the part used, for indigestion (because it’s bitter), stomach, heartburn, spasms, colds, coughs, aphrodisiac.

Acorus calamus

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”.

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