CALAMUS
Name: Calamus
Scientific name: Acorus Calamus
Other names: Aromatic reed
Summary: Tonic
and stimulating for brain, nervous system and digestive system. Relaxing for
muscles
Description: This plant is tsimilar to an aquatic rush. There is big lengthened and flattened leaves. This plant is 1 meter high.
Environment and culture: It grows in warm and moderated regions by both hemispheres. Probably of Indian origin, calamus grows rather in the wet grounds and ditches. Calamus is cultivated in autumn or at the spring beginning, by dividing bouquets to transplant them in shallow water. Roots are collected in spring, washed, deleted fibers and dried in a weak heat.
Used parts: Root.
Constituents: essential oil, sesquiterpenes, asarone and beta-Asarone, saponines, acorine.
History: Calamus has everywhere was used in the world, in India, in Egypt, in Europe and in North America. It would be possible moreover that the Northwest of Canada's Indians chew the rhizome for its psychotropic properties.
Manners: In Ayurveda ( Indian medicine), it is considered that calamus is a regenering plant for brain and nervous system. Indians Cree used it as remedy anti-gets tired. In Egypt and in India, the calamus is considered as aphrodisiac for at least 2500 years. In Europe one looks for it especially forstimulating action of digestive system (cramps of stomach, stomach pains...).
Effects: Favors gases' evictio, relievesmuscular contractions, antispasmodic, active, tonic, diuretic, febrifuge, favorsendorphines' secretion, favors periods,
Warning: In strong dose: aphrodisiac, sweats, it can become hallucinogenic in very strong dose.
Preparation: Calamus can be chewed, prepared in infusion (1 teaspoonful for a water's cup at the rate of 3x / day) or let wallow in your bath's water ( aphrodisiac properties).
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