botanical record · discovered

Sweetflag

Acorus calamus

Sweetflag · Calamus · Flagroot · Myrtle Flag · Sweet Calamus · Sweetroot · Acore calame · Acore calame, Acore aromatique, Acore odorant, Jonc odorant, Acore roseau · Acore odorant · Acore vrai · Akoro · Almindelig kalmus · Asian Sweet-Flag · Balinis ajeras · Bastardsennep · Bataqlıq kəcəvəri · Blomsteriberis · Bēowyrt · Calamo aromatico

At a glance

Origin / distribution: New Guinea, US(Saulteau), US(Amerindian), US(Menomini), China, Iran, ", Egypt

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Ache(Head), Ache(Stomach), Anorexia

Science studied: ACETEUGENOL, ACORADIN, ACORAGERMACRONE, ACORAMONE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Acoraceae

Scientific name: Acorus calamus

Common names: Sweetflag, Calamus, Flagroot, Myrtle Flag, Sweet Calamus, Sweetroot, Acore calame, Acore calame, Acore aromatique, Acore odorant, Jonc odorant, Acore roseau, Acore odorant, Acore vrai, Akoro, Almindelig kalmus, Asian Sweet-Flag, Balinis ajeras, Bastardsennep, Bataqlıq kəcəvəri, Blomsteriberis, Bēowyrt, Calamo aromatico

History

The source record documents this plant in New Guinea, US(Saulteau), US(Amerindian), US(Menomini), China, Iran, ", Egypt and 30 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Abortifacient
Ache(Head)
Ache(Stomach)
Anorexia
Antidote(Euphorbiaceae)
Antiseptic
Apertif
Aphrodisiac

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Arthritis
Asthma
Balsamic
Breath
Bronchitis
Bubo
Burn
Cancer
Carbuncle
Carminative
Catarrh
Chest-Cold
CNS stimulant
Cold
Colic
Cough
Dentifrice
Diarrhea
Digestive
Dysentery
Dyspepsia
Edema
Emetic
Emmenagogue
Epilepsy
Expectorant
Eye
Fever
Fumitory
Gangrene
Gastritis
Halitosis
Hallucinogen
Hearing
Hemoptysis
Hemorrhage
Hemostat
Insecticide
Laxative
Liqueur
Medicine
Mouthwash
Nerves
Nervine
Odontosis
Panacea
Parturition
Pediculifuge
Perfume
Phthisis
Rheumatism
Sclerosis(Liver)
Sclerosis(Spleen)
Sclerosis(Stomach)
Sclerosis(Uterus)
Sedative
Sight
Skin
Snuff
Sore(Throat)
Spasm
Stimulant
Stomachic
Stroke
Tonic
Ache(Tooth)
Tumor(Abdomen)
Tumor(Rectum)
Tumor(Testicle)
Tumor(Vagina)
Venereal
Vermifuge
Alexiteric
Bite(Snake)
Tuberculosis
Deafness
Diuretic
Repellant(Insect)
Menorrhagia
Pediculicide
Splenomegaly
Sudorific
Tumor(Glands)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

New Guinea
US(Saulteau)
US(Amerindian)
US(Menomini)
China
Iran
"
Egypt
India(Santal)
Elsewhere
Nepal
US(Meskwaski)

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US(Potawatomi)
US(Blackfoot)
Java
Danish
US(Cree)
US(Ojibwe)
German
US(Appalachia)
English
West Germany(Bavaria)
Dutch
US
French
Sumatra
Malaysia
Sanscrit
Swedish
India
Brazil
Malaya
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Italian
Spanish
Arabic
Turkey

Documented cultural uses

Abortifacient
Ache(Head)
Ache(Stomach)
Anorexia
Antidote(Euphorbiaceae)
Antiseptic
Apertif
Aphrodisiac
Arthritis
Asthma
Balsamic
Breath

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Bronchitis
Bubo
Burn
Cancer
Carbuncle
Carminative
Catarrh
Chest-Cold
CNS stimulant
Cold
Colic
Cough
Dentifrice
Diarrhea
Digestive
Dysentery
Dyspepsia
Edema
Emetic
Emmenagogue
Epilepsy
Expectorant
Eye
Fever
Fumitory
Gangrene
Gastritis
Halitosis
Hallucinogen
Hearing
Hemoptysis
Hemorrhage
Hemostat
Insecticide
Laxative
Liqueur
Medicine
Mouthwash
Nerves
Nervine
Odontosis
Panacea
Parturition
Pediculifuge
Perfume
Phthisis
Rheumatism
Sclerosis(Liver)
Sclerosis(Spleen)
Sclerosis(Stomach)
Sclerosis(Uterus)
Sedative
Sight
Skin
Snuff
Sore(Throat)
Spasm
Stimulant
Stomachic
Stroke
Tonic
Ache(Tooth)
Tumor(Abdomen)
Tumor(Rectum)
Tumor(Testicle)
Tumor(Vagina)
Venereal
Vermifuge
Alexiteric
Bite(Snake)
Tuberculosis
Deafness
Diuretic
Repellant(Insect)
Menorrhagia
Pediculicide
Splenomegaly
Sudorific
Tumor(Glands)

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

Seasonal variation in the content of β-asarone and related phenylpropenes and their associated transcriptomic profiles in Acorus calamus. · 2026 source ↗
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation as a potential approach for enhancing pollutant removal from tailwater in Acorus calamus constructed wetlands. · 2026 source ↗
Volatilome-mediated defence response in Acorus calamus under Tetranychus urticae infestation · 2026 source ↗