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.

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

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual		yellowish-green	6 petal	The tepals can be a light brown in color, are very small with squarish tips

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}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

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

Commonly seen growing in areas

North temperate hemisphere, tropical Asia, Himalayas.

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