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Acorus calamus
''Acorus calamus'' (also called sweet flag or calamus, among many common names) is a tall perennial wetland monocot of the Acoraceae family, in the genus ''Acorus''. In spite of common names that include the words "rush" and "sedge," it is neither a rush nor sedge.〔
〕 The scented leaves and more strongly scented rhizomes have traditionally been used medicinally and to make fragrances, and the dried and powdered rhizome has been used as a substitute for ginger, cinnamon and
nutmeg.〔
==Names==
In addition to "sweet flag" and "calamus" other common names include beewort, bitter pepper root, calamus root, flag root, gladdon, myrtle flag, myrtle grass, myrtle root, myrtle sedge, pine root, rat root, sea sedge, sweet cane, sweet cinnamon, sweet grass, sweet myrtle, sweet root, sweet rush, and sweet sedge.〔 Common names in Asia include: "shoubu 菖蒲," in Japanese, "vacha"; "changpo 창포" (Korean); "bacch" (Unani); "bajai," "gora-bach," "vasa bach" (Hindi); "vekhand" (Marathi); "vasambu"/வசம்பு (Tamil); "vadaja," "vasa" (Telugu); "baje" (Kannada); "vayambu" (Malayalam); Haimavati, "bhutanashini," "jatila" (Sanskrit).〔"Bojho" Nepali.
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