Acoraceae Acorus calamus L.

Calamus

Sioux, Fort Peck - Drug, Panacea

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 5

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: Sioux, Fort Peck
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Root chewed and swallowed as a 'cure-all.'

RECRD: 80561 id: 1389

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