Acorus calamus (also called sweet flag, sway or muskrat root, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant with psychoactive chemicals...
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much confusion, with the name Acorus calamus equally but wrongfully applied to Acorus americanus (formerly Acorus calamus var. americanus). As of July...
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Calamus, the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill Acorus calamus, the sweet flag, a tall wetland plant, commonly referred to as calamus...
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Holy anointing oil (section Acorus calamus)
Saadia Gaon and Jonah ibn Janah). This plant is known to botanists as Acorus calamus. According to Aryeh Kaplan in The Living Torah, "It appears that a similar...
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similar European and western Asian species Acorus calamus. Acorus americanus was formerly classified as Acorus calamus var. americanus. It differs only in being...
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images and motifs that are repeated throughout, notably the Calamus root itself. Acorus calamus or Sweet Flag is a marsh-growing plant similar to a cat-tail...
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after Calamus Creek, which received its name from the great quantities of sweet flag growing in it, derived from the botanical name Acorus calamus, commonly...
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Han Zhong (Daoist) (section Calamus in Chinese culture)
botanical nomenclature lists five Acorus terms: changpu (菖蒲, Acorus calamus), riben baichang (日本白菖, with "Japanese", A. calamus var. angustatus), shi changpu...
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specific epithet pseudacorus means "false acorus", referring to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus (sweet flag), as they have a prominently...
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limits for its concentration in flavorings such as bitters made from Acorus calamus (sweet flag). β-Asarone exhibits anti-fungal activity by inhibiting...
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