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Botanical
Name: Acorus calamus
Plant Part: Root
Extraction Method: Steam
Distillation
Origin: Slovenija
Description: A perenniel plant,
it grows to a height of 1m with a spread of 0.5m. The rhizome is
horizontal, creeping, cylindrical, branched and up to 2m long, with
a spicy aroma; the stem is erect, unbranched and flowering; the
leaves are yellowish green, erect, sword shaped, with entire
margins, radical and sheathing; the flowers are greenish yellow,
with a keeled stalk and on a densely crowded spike; the fruit are
greenish berries. Indigenous to the northern hemisphere, it prefers
lake margins, swampy ditches, or marshes in a protected position. It
is frost resistant, but drought tender.
Color: Yellowish brown
Common Uses: It is a stimulating
nervine antispasmodic, and a general tonic to the mind. As a
rejuvenative for the brain and nervous system, it is used to promote
cerebral circulation, to stimulate self-expression, and to help
manage a wide range of symptoms in the head, including neuralgia,
epilepsy, memory loss and shock. It is used in the Phillipines for
rheumatism and memory problems. In Korea, it is an ingredient in a
type of moonshine called Immortals' Booze. Research in China has
shown the essential oil in this rhizome to be sedating and
neuroprotectant.
Consistency: Light
Note: Base
Strength of Aroma: Medium
Blends well with: lavender, tea
tree, rosemary, clary sage, geranium, marjoram
Aromatic Scent: Calamus Root
refreshing scent of cinnamon.
History: Calamus Root is also
known as Sweet Flag, the root was also well-known in Biblical times
and mentioned in Exodus 30: 22-25 as one of the ingredients of the
'holy anointing oil'. This herb has traditionally been smoked,
eaten, or brewed into a tea, decoction, extract, tincture and syrup.
According to Ayurvedic tradition, Vacha is a 'sattvic' herb, which
feeds and transmutes the sexual 'kundalini' energy. Calamus has been
called called 'the closest thing to a sex stimulant that nature has
to offer. Acorus calamus root was also used by the ancient Greeks
and included in the traditional remedies of many other European
cultures.
Cautions: Caution is advised on
the use of this essential oil, since large doses can cause mild
hallucinations. The essential oil in the roots of this plant
contains the compound asarone. This has tranquillizing and
antibiotic activity, but is also potentially toxic. Use well diluted
and avoid during pregnancy.
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