Acorus calamus calamus
Acorus calamus calamus
Safety & Hazards
The plant is found in three distinct forms, one diploid, one triploid and one tetraploid. This record is for the triploid form, the essential oil of which has been shown to contain a small amount of the compound beta-asarone. Research has shown that beta-asarone has potential carcinogenic and hepatotoxic effects upon the body if used in quantity, though it is present in too small a quantity to be of harm when the root is consumed[ 1053 Title The Sweetness and Bitterness of Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus L.) - A Review Publication Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, Vol. 4 Issue 2 pp 598-610 Author Mythili Avadhani MN et al Publisher Year 2013 ISBN 0975-8585 Description A review of the literature regarding the medicinal and other uses of Acorus calamus. ]. The essential oil (like all essential oils), if ingested in its pure form, can be toxic in all but very small quantities[ 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. , 254 Title The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Publication Author Chevallier. A. Publisher Dorling Kindersley. London Year 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148 Description An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world. ]. In practice, when the whole root is used medicinally, the plant has shown itself to be safe and beneficial to use - as is shown by the wide medicinal use of the plant in Asia, where they use this form which is rich in beta-asarone[ 254 Title The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Publication Author Chevallier. A. Publisher Dorling Kindersley. London Year 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148 Description An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world. , 1053 Title The Sweetness and Bitterness of Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus L.) - A Review Publication Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, Vol. 4 Issue 2 pp 598-610 Author Mythili Avadhani MN et al Publisher Year 2013 ISBN 0975-8585 Description A review of the literature regarding the medicinal and other uses of Acorus calamus. ].
Botanical Description
Acorus calamus calamus is a stemless herbaceous perennial plant producing a clump of sword-shaped leaves up to 150cm tall from an extensively-branched, creeping rhizome that is up to 3cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Sweet flag is a multipurpose plant with a wide range of used as a medicine, food and source of materials. It has a long history of use as a medicinal and culinary plant, dating back 2,000 years or more, and has often been cultivated for this purpose, though it is more commonly allowed to naturalize and then be harvested from the wild. It is often grown as an ornamental[ 1053 Title The Sweetness and Bitterness of Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus L.) - A Review Publication Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, Vol. 4 Issue 2 pp 598-610 Author Mythili Avadhani MN et al Publisher Year 2013 ISBN 0975-8585 Description A review of the literature regarding the medicinal and other uses of Acorus calamus. ].