 Acorus calamus L. |
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Araceae.
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- Local Name:
- Bach.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A perennial herb up to 1.5 m tall, found in marshy places of sub-tropical and temperate zones.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Rootstock stout, creeping, with long fibrous roots at lower side. It has thick, pink- tinged, aromatic, branching rhizome. Stem erect, glabrous, grooved at one side and ribbed at opposite. Leaves linear, 50-100cm long, narrow, sword-shaped with undulating edges. Inflorescence a spadix, 5-6 cm long, cylindrical. Flower yellow green.Fruit a berry, fleshy, oblong, yellow green, angular, 1-3 seeded.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- June-October.
- Harvesting Time:
- August-December.
- Medicinal Value:
- Useful in stomach and mouth disorders, asthma, common cold, whooping cough.[3]Root is stimulant and hallucinogenic, treats indigestion and in China used for epilepsy, strokes and arthritis.[5] Locally powder of roasted herb with honey is used for treatment of whooping cough, and common cold. Infusion of rhizome is effective in dysentery and diarrhea.
- Part Used:
- Rhizome.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Cultivation, Oil Extraction, Aromatherapy, Cosmetic.
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