Botanical Name: Acrous Calamus

Common Name: Sweet flag

Other Names: Calamus root, flag root, muskrat root, sweet calomel, sweet flag, sweet sedge,

Descriptions: Sweet flag has sword shaped leaves and a yellow green flowering spike protruding at an angel from a three sided stem.This distinguishes it from poisonous irises.

Parts of use: The root

Medicinal Uses:

The leaf buds and inner stems of Sweet flag are used in salads,while the root flavours alchohol and can be candied.The leaves and rhizomes were once a popular strewing herb, white and repellent, a tooth powder, and a skin lotion. The root is a stimulant and hallucinogenic, treats indigestion, and in China is used for epilepsy, strokes and artritis.The plant has potential as an insecticide. The extracted essencial oil is used in stomach powders , teas, and perfumary, but it may be carcinogenic

We can also supply Calamus oil on speical demand.