Acorus calamus

"Sweet Flag" "Cinnamon Sedge"

Family: Araceae

Active Constituents: B-asarone, acorin (bitter principle), sesquiterpenes, mucilage, and saponins.

Habitat: Found in wet soil such as ditches, marshes, lakes and rivers.

Origin: Found in India, Russia, Europe, parts of Asia and Northern United States.

Parts Used: Rhizomes

Uses: Used in all nervous complaints, vertigoes, headaches and hypochondriacal affections. Recommended in dysentery and chronic catarrhs. This herb is an agreeable stomachic when taken before dinner and the root can be candied for dyspeptic patients. It is a mild stimulant where the root is burned to clear the air in typhoid, cholera and flu cases.

""The scent of this herb is found in the rooms of those sick with cholera, flu, or typhoid. Many know this herb to be sweet, as many of its common names attest. Its sweetness can be very agreeable to those who suffer from dyspepsia if candied, and it will calm those who have trouble with their nerves.""

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