Acorus calamus - Jatila

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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

to treat diarrhoea, epilepsy, oedema, scrotal enlargement, skin diseases, headache, alopecia, wound, eye diseases, colic, piles, indigestion, acid gastritis, heart-diseases, rat-poisoning, diseases of mouth and as rejuvinative.Diarrhoea:One suffering from diarrhoea should take water boiled with vaca and prativisa (aconitum)(60-120 ml)(CS.Ci.19.22).Epilepsy:a)Old ghee processed with brahmi juice (Bacopa monnieri), vaca, kustha (sassurea lappa)and snakhapuspi (convolvulus microphyllus) alleviates insanity, and epilepsy (10-20 ml)(CS.Ci 10.25) c) By using vaca powder (10-15gms) with honey keeping on diet of milk and rice overcomes epilepsy, VM.21.9) Headache:In suryavartta and hemicrania pressed snuff of vaca and pippali (2-5 gms) and honey is useful (SS.U 26.33; also VM 62.38).Acid gastritis:One should take vaca (5-10 gms) mixed with honey and jaggery (GN 2.38.25).

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

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
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Agrimony

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple		The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

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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}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

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

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

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