Acoraceae Acorus calamus L.

Calamus

Omaha - Drug, Carminative

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 334

View all documented uses for Acorus calamus L.

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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: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Carminative
Notes: Plant used as a carminative.

RECRD: 80523 id: 1351

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