Family Name: Arceae
Botanical Name(s): Acorus Calamus
Popular Name(s): Calamus, Sweet flag, Sweet Root, Bach
Parts Used: Dried Rhizome
Habitat: North Temperate and subtropical regions up to 2200m altitudes in Himalayas.
Description: Calamus is found all over the world. It is a semi-aquatic perennial cultivated in damp marshy places in India and Burma. Calamus is quite common in Manipur and the Naga Hills of India and on the edges of lakes and streams.
Uses: It is Nauseant, Stomachic, Anthelmentic, Stimulants, Emetic, Expectorant, Carminative, Antispasmodic and Nervine Sedative.