A plant genus of the family ACORACEAE, order Arales, subclass Arecidae most notable for Acorus calamus L. root which contains asarone and has been used in TRADITIONAL MEDICINE.
Synonyms: Sweetflag, Sweet Sedges, Acorus gramineus, txid4465, txid4464, Acorus calamus, Sedges, Sweet, txid55184, Sweet Sedge, Acorus, Flagroot, Sedge, Sweet, Calamus Root, Calamus Roots, Roots, Calamus, Root, Calamus, Sweet Flag
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2002 ,note entry terms CALAMUS ROOT and ACORUS CALAMUS: do not confuse with the genus CALAMUS
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D029023
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