Acoraceae Acorus calamus L.

Calamus

Abnaki - Drug, Carminative

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154

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Scientific name: Acorus calamus L.
USDA symbol: ACAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Calamus
Family: Acoraceae
Family (APG): Acoraceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Carminative
Notes: Used for stomach gases.

RECRD: 50311 id: 1171

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