Acorus calamus
Description: Traditionally used as a tea. The varieties of calamus available in the United States and Canada are best used as bath additives, gargles, lotions, or washes, unless they are used in combination with other herbs in Chinese or Ayurvedic medicine.
In Chinese medicine, calamus is used with platycodon to treat laryngitis, turmeric to treat deafness, magnolia to treat any kind of chest congestion, and mixed with lychii fruit and chrysanthemum flowers to make a tea to be soled for use as an eyewash.
Seldom found as a capsule or extract.
Typical Preparations:
The rhizome, dried and chopped or ground.
Medicinal Precautions:
For external use, none. Its internal use should only be administered by someone with experience in using this botanical. Traditional Chinese Medicine teaches that calamus cancels out the effects of ephedra. Not recommended for pregnant or nursing women.
Magickal Associations: Used for wiccan or pagan spell supply. Feminine, Moon, Water, Luck, Healing, Money, Protection from Hunger and Poverty, Gardeners Good Luck.
What you receive: Herb that has been cut & sifted or ground and comes in a food grade poly Ziploc baggie to retain freshness.
