The herb Calamus

The herb Calamus is found all over the world and is used to treat many different aliments. Calamus root has been used by American Indians for various purposes over the years. The active part of the plant is the root, which contains somthing called asarone.

Other Common Names: Calamus, Vacha, Bach

Medical Uses of Calamus:

• stimulating appetite and digestion
• used as a sedative in Ayurvedic medicine for thousand of years.
• angina
• arthritis
• asthma
• diarrhea
• colds
• deafness
• epilepsy
• fever
• Gas (flatulence)
• gum diseaseloss of appetite
• sinusitis
• ulcers

Common misspelling of Calamus – kalamus, calomus, calamos