Acoraceae

W/C = Wild Collected

Acorus calamus L.

Common Name: Sweet Flag
Family: Acoraceae J.G. Agardh

Country of Origin: Europe, Asia, North America
Habitat: stream banks & marshes

Description: Hardy perennial herb of marshy places, to 6 feet tall, aromatic, rhizome stout, pinkish; leaves to 3/4 inch wide, with a prominent midrib; spadix stout, to 4 inches long.
The genus Acorus is considered to be the most primitive extant monocot.

Uses: The source of medicinal Calamus and has other uses
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, insomnia, insanity, other mental diseases, epilepsy, mania, stomatitis, hoarseness of voice, colic, flatulence, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, neuropathy, renal calculi, cough, inflammation, arthritis, kidney diseases, hemorrhoids, skin diseases and general debility.³
Useful part: Underground rhizomes.

USDA Zone: 3-10

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Accession Data:

Accession # 199700056
Source: Don Les
Accession Date: 08-05-1997
Bench: 2316 - Equisetum
Qty: 3 confirmed on 07-15-2011

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: monocots
Order: Acorales
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Family: Acoraceae
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References:

Plants For A Future Website
Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortoriumm, 1976
Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants

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Acoraceae

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