Calamus Root, Asian

Acorus gramineus

Origin: China
Form: Cut and sifted
Unit size: 1 ounce
Other names: Gladdon, Acoron, Costus, Sweet Sedge, Sweet Flag, Sweet Root, Sweet Rush, Sweet Cane, Sweet Myrtle, Myrtle Grass, Myrtle Sedge, Cinnamon Sedge, Calamo
Esoteric Uses: Harmony, tranquility, peace, protection, luck
Esoteric Associations: Jupiter, Air
Incense Aroma: Similar in aroma to regular Calamus, but with more of a charred aroma

Calamus has been an item of trade in many cultures for thousands of years. It has been used medicinally for a wide variety of ailments, and its aroma makes calamus essential oil valued in the perfume industry. In Britain the plant was also cut for use as a sweet smelling floor covering for the packed earth floors of medieval dwellings and churches, and stacks of rushes have been used as the centrepiece of rushbearing ceremonies for many hundreds of years. n antiquity in the Orient and Egypt, the rhizome was thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac. In Europe Acorus calamus was often added to wine, and the root is also one of the possible ingredients of absinthe. Among the northern Native Americans, it is used both medicinally and as a stimulant.

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