Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
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- CAS No.
- 8015-79-0
- Ingredients
- Calamus Oil
- EC No.
- 640-020-2
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- Parts Used
- Fresh or dried roots
- Acorus calamus is a semiaquatic, perennial, aromatic herb with creeping rhizomes, native to northern temperate and subtropical regions of Asia, North America, and Europe. The plant prefers swampy or marshy habitats. It has grass-like or sword-shaped, long slender leaves that fan out from a pinkish base and grow up to 1.5 m in length. The slightly curved spadix is crowded with small yellowish-green to brown flowers. In the Ayurvedic system of medicine, the rhizomes are considered to possess aromatic, stimulant, bitter tonic, emetic, expectorant, emmenagogue, aphrodisiac, laxative, diuretic, antispasmodic, carminative, and anthelmintic properties. The tribals in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas take a decoction of the rhizome as a non-alcoholic beverage. The fresh rhizomes are chewed to prevent intoxication from alcohol. Since antiquity, AC rhizome has been used for medicinal baths, in incense, and for tea.
- Family
- Acoraceae
- Common Name
- Myrtle grass, sweet calamus, sweet cane, sweet flag, sweet root, sweet rush.
- Active Principles
- The oil was found to contain varying concentrations of α.-asarone, β.-asarone, γ.-asarone, calamene, calamenenol, calameone, α.-pinene, β.-pinene, camphene, p.-cymene, eugenyl acetate, eugenol, isoeugenol, methyl isoeugenol, calamol, azulene, eugenol methyl ether, dipentene, methyleugenol, asaronaldehyde, terpinolene, 1,8-cineole, camphor, α.-caryophyllene, and hydrocarbons. The oil also contains fatty acids such as palmitic acid and its ester, heptylic acid, an ester of butyric acid.
Features & Benefits
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- Calamus Oil Health Benefits
- May act as a stimulant for brain and nervous system.
- May improve blood circulation.
- May increase metabolism.
- May cause muscle relaxation.
- Alleviates arthritis and rheumatic pain.
- Improves blood circulation.
- Supports digestive system
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