Botanical Name: Acorus calamus
Other Names: beewort, bitter pepper root, calamus root, flag root, gladdon, myrtle flag, myrtle grass, myrtle root, myrtle sedge, pine root, sea sedge, sweet cane, sweet cinnamon, sweet grass, sweet myrtle, sweet root, sweet rush, and sweet sedge.
Calamus root is a plant thriving in marshy soil, historically utilized by people worldwide for centuries. Its versatile applications include serving as incense, believed to ward off evil spirits, and as a medicinal resource. This semi-evergreen perennial is characterized by scented rhizomes, arching tapered reed-like leaves, and diminutive yellow-green flowers.
Medicinal Uses:
- Stomach problems
- Skin problems
- Earache
- Remove the smell of tobacco
