Vol. 10, Issue 4, Part C (2024)

Abstract
Background: Acorus calamus Linn the botanical family Acoraceae, which is referred as a semiaquatic
perennial, known as “sweet flag” or “calamus”. The prevalence of it is
extremely high in Manipur, the Naga Hills, and along the borders of bodies of
water. It is widely distributed across India, both cultivated and natural
habitats, such as plains and lowlands, Elevations that reaches up to 2200 m in
the Himalayan region. The mystical root was used by the Indian Ayurvedic
medical tradition as a general sedative and to treat a variety of illnesses
such as Asthma, fever, bronchitis. The plant is thought to have aphrodisiac properties
according to folk botany traditions of Arabic, Roman, and later European
cultures.