Calamus Root Powder 1 lb bottle: HE
This herb is BULK DISCOUNTED in our 10 lb & 25 lb bulk packs. To find the bulk packs, just copy and paste the herb name into our Search, or refer to our Bulk By The Kilo & Ton category. We use only 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose ”00” capsules for all of our encapsulated products. We offer both bulk powder and capsules. Obviously our bulk bottles are bulk powder, not capsules, but the capsule weight is included to give you a way of judging the recommended dosage. Calamus Root – Botanical Powder — Approximately 600 mg. each capsule. 1/2 teaspoon of powder is about equal to one capsule. Powder can be consumed by sprinkling it over your food or mixing it with a syrup such as maple or chocolate. You could also mix it with orange juice. The citric acid in the orange juice will help to mask any unpleasant powder tastes. Other common names: Sweet Sedge, Sweet Grass, Sweet Root, Sweet Rush, Sweet Calomel, Sweet Flag, Sweet Cane, Sweet Myrtle, Myrtle Grass, Myrtle Sedge, Cinnamon Sedge, Muskrat Root, Rat Root, Pine Root, Gladdon, Flagroot, Beewort American Calamus* has been used mainly to ease digestive disorders, especially relieving flatulence and stomach cramps. It is also thought to be an effective expectorant that clears nasal and respiratory passages, and some herbal practitioners claim it even clears the mind. *Note: The B-asarone content in the essential oil of an Asian variety of the species is thought to be carginogenic and excluded from the American species, but because the USFDA labeled all varieties of Acorus calamus (sometimes also called Sweet Flag and Rat Root) as unsafe in 1968, further research has been discouraged with regard to the herb’s many historic applications. Thus, it is always recommended that any use of Calamus be conducted only under the care of a qualified health care provider. History: Calamus is a vigorous, reed-like, aquatic plant with somewhat vague origins. Some say that it is a native of Europe; others claim Asia, and it is distributed widely in the temperate regions of the United States, Europe, Eurasia, northern Asia Minor and throughout the Far East (including India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka). This perennial plant bears sword-shaped leaves with small yellow and green flowers on a fleshy, cane-like stalk and thrives in rich, wet soil (or shallow water) in a sunny position, reaching a height of five feet. Although the iris-like plant resembles ”yellow flag” (a member of the lily family and the reason Calamus is sometimes called Sweet Flag), it is actually a member of the palm family and flourishes in ditches, lakesides and marshy places. The derivation of Calamus’s botanical name, Acorus, is also vague: Some say it is derived from the Greek word, coreon, meaning ”pupil of the eye,” referring to the plant’s use to cure eye diseases; others say it is derived from an old Latin word meaning ”aromatic plant,” referring to the pleasant fragrance emitted from the reeds. The her
