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Acorus calamus

Common Name
Sweet Flag; Shui Ch'Ang Pu; Agri Turki; Seki-Sho; Sho-Bu; Ch'Ang P'U Chiu; Jeringau; Kalmus; Calomo Aromatico; Kalmoes; Acore Vrai; Sarango; Ganoeak; Jariangau; Acorus; Calmus; Calamus; Jerangau; Vacha; Doringo; Djerango; Kalmos; Acoro Aromatico; Calamo Aromatico; Vaj; Kaliraga; Bach; Azakegeri

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Rheumatism China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sclerosis(Liver) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sclerosis(Spleen) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sclerosis(Stomach) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sclerosis(Uterus) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sedative Malaysia Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sight China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Skin China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Snuff US(Potawatomi) *
Sore(Throat) US(Cree) *
Sore(Throat) US(Saulteau) *
Spasm Egypt Tackholm, Vivi and Gunnar. 1973 (reprint). Flora of Egypt. Vol. 1-4. Originally published in Foriad I Univ. Bulletin of the Faculty of Science, vol. 17, Cairo, 1941.
Spasm Elsewhere *
Spasm Elsewhere *
Spasm US(Saulteau) *
Splenomegaly Java *
Stimulant Elsewhere *
Stimulant Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Stimulant US Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Stimulant Sanscrit Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.