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| Botanical Name |
Acorus
calamus |
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| Common Name |
English:
Sweet flag. |
| Family |
Acoraceae |
| Parts Used |
Rhizomes,
oils |
| Medicinal Property |
An
important herb in Ayurvedic medicine. An aromatic, bitter, stimulant herb
that relaxes spasms and relieves indigestion. Internally given for
digestive complaints, bronchitis and sinusitis. It used as a restorative
for the brain and nervous system especially after a stroke. |
| Chemistry |
A
semi aquatic rhizomatous perennial herb, rhizome creeping, much branched,
as thick as the middle finger cylindrical or slightly compressed. Leaves
bright green, flowers light brown densely packed in sessile cylindrical
spadix, fruits oblong, turbinate berries with a pyramidal top. |
| Description |
Throughout
India in areas elevated up to 1800 m in marshes also cultivated. |
| Distribution |
Rhizomes
are utilized in perfumery. |
| Economics |
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| Warning |
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