Organisms

Acorus

A plant genus of the family ACORACEAE, order Arales, subclass Arecidae most notable for Acorus calamus L. root which contains asarone and has been used in TRADITIONAL MEDICINE.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family ACORACEAE, order Arales, subclass Arecidae most notable for Acorus calamus L. root which contains asarone and has been used in TRADITIONAL MEDICINE.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Flagroot
  • Sweet Flag
  • Sweetflag
  • Acorus calamus
  • Acorus gramineus
  • Calamus Root
  • Sedge, Sweet
  • Calamus Roots
  • Root, Calamus
  • Roots, Calamus
  • Sedges, Sweet
  • Sweet Sedge
  • Sweet Sedges

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry terms CALAMUS ROOT and ACORUS CALAMUS: do not confuse with the genus CALAMUS

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Plants, Medicinal (1966-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.010w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acorus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029023. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029023
  2. Acorus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorus
  3. Acorus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160087