Stem plant
Acoraceae, calamus.
Medicinal drug
Calami rhizoma PH – Calamus PH: The rhizome of certain cytotypes of L. (PH), freed from roots and leaf debris. PH requires a minimum content of essential oil.
Ingredients
- Essential oil: phenylpropanoids: alpha-asarone, beta-asarone, gamma-asarone.
- Tannins
- Bitters
Preparations
Species carminativae PH
Effects
- Amarum aromaticum
- Analgesic
- Soothing
- Antispasmodic
- Stimulation of gastric juice secretion (bitter substances).
Fields of application
Loss of appetite, dyspeptic complaints.
Dosage
As an infusion
Adverse effects
The ingredient beta-asarone (cis-asarone) showed mutagenic and carcinogenic properties in experiments. Therefore, β-asarone free calamus / essential oil should be used. Calamus (Calami rhizoma) PH contains no more than 0.5% asarone.
