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Acorus calamus - Jatila

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Bhutanashini

Acorus calamus (also called sweet flag or calamus, among many common names) is a tall perennial wetland monocot of the Acoraceae family, in the genus Acorus. In spite of common names that include the words "rush" and "sedge", it is neither a rush nor sedge.The scented leaves and more strongly scented rhizomes have traditionally been used medicinally and to make fragrances, and the dried and powdered rhizome has been used as a substitute for Ginger, Sthula tvak (cinnamon) and nutmeg.

Uses

epilepsy, oedema, scrotal enlargement, skin diseases, headache, alopecia, wound, Diarrhea, eye diseases, acid gastritis, heart-diseases

Parts Used

rhizome, rooots.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada athibaje, baje, baje gida
Hindi bacc, bach, baj
Malayalam vaembu, vashampa
Tamil akaraveci, akkitam
Telugu vadaja, vasa, wasa
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit bacha, bhadra, bhutanashini
English Agrimony


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
erect The leaves are erect and flat and sword-like, bright green, rising fan-like from a pinkish base although some bases may range from white to red in color

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

rhizomes.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in most soils[21][22], preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16], though it prefers full sun. Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

North temperate hemisphere, tropical Asia, Himalayas.

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References

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