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Acorus calamus

Plants

Family: Acoraceae · Genus: Acorus

Acorus calamus

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Acorus calamus is a species of flowering plant. It is a tall wetland monocot of the family Acoraceae, in the genus Acorus. Although used in traditional medicine over centuries to treat digestive disorders and pain, it has no clinical evidence of safety or efficacy and may be toxic if ingested, and so has been commercially banned for use in food in the United States.

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Growing details and traits for Acorus calamus in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.