Carminative calamus

Acorns calamus L. var. angustatus Besser A. gramineus Ait. A. tatarinowii L. Chang Pu (Sweet flag) (leaf, root) Acoric acid, beta-asarone, yellow bitter aromatic volatile oil, alpha-pinene, d-camphene, calamene, calamenol, calamenone.50,357-450 Anticonvulsant, analgesic, aphrodisiac, carminative, contraceptive, dessicant, diaphoretic. 

Acorns calamus L. A. gramineus Ait. China Acoric acid.50 Anticonvulsant, analgesic, aphrodisiac, carminative, contraceptive, dessicant, diaphoretic. 

Calamus acts as a carminative, spasmolytic, and diaphoretic. Traditionally, it has been prescribed for acute and chronic dyspepsia, gastritis and gastric ulcer, intestinal colic, and anorexia. 

Sweet flag The aromatic root of the Acorus calamus, used as a carminative and tonic In dyspepsia and colic. 

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