Acoraceae Acorus calamus L.

Calamus

Cheyenne - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 7

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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: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of roots taken as a laxative.

RECRD: 80445 id: 1205

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