Bitterroot Restoration

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae
 Division: Magnoliophyta
  Class: Liliopsida
   Order: Acorales
    Family: Acoraceae
     Genus: Acorus
      Species: A. calamus

Common name: Bacc, Calamus, Flagroot, Sweet Cane, Sweet Flag, Sweet Grass, Sweet Root, Sweet Rush
Edible Parts: Leaves, Root, Stem
Life cycle: Perennial
Light: Ample sunshine
Native Range: Most Northern Latitude countries around the World.
Habitat: Found in moist soils and shallow water in ditches, marshes, river edges and ponds.

Description: Sweet flag plants have long creeping roots that spread just below the surface of the soil. Roots of Sweet flag spread horizontallyis a grass-like, rhizome forming, iris-like perennial that can grow to 2 meters high.

Medicinal Uses of Acorus calamus : It is a tall wetland monocot with scented leaves and rhizomes which have been used medicinally, for its odor, and as a psychotropic drug. It is also used in the treatment of Abortifacient; Anodyne; Aphrodisiac; Aromatic; Carminative; Diaphoretic; Emmenagogue; Febrifuge; Hallucinogenic; Homeopathy; Odontalgic; Sedative; Stimulant; Stomachic; Tonic; Vermifuge.