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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
Vermifuge Java *
Vermifuge Brazil *
Vermifuge China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.