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Sweet Flag

Technical Name : Acorus calamus
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Vegetarian

Taste Profile

It has gingery spicy and bitter taste.

Usage Tips

  1. Sweet flag can be used for making custard, rice puddings.
  2. It can be added to salads too.

Common names and forms

  1. Vacha

Description

Sweet Flag is a perennial herb, semi-aquatic marshy plant with aromatic rhizome. It is brownish in color from outside and white and spongy from inside. It's leaves are thick and have sword like shape.

Health benefits

  • Sweet Flag helps in relieving cold and cough.(1)
  • It helps in treating mouth ulcers.(1)
  • Dusting wounds with sweet flag powder will help in healing the wounds faster.(1)
  • It has deworming properties, which is very good for children.(1)
  • It helps in relieving diarrhea and stomach pain.(1)

Selection Guide

Choose sweet flag which is rich yellow in color and has woody aroma for a better taste.

Note

Sweet flag is not good for patients with heart condition and low blood pressure problem as it lowers the blood pressure level in the body. It must be avoided before 2 weeks of surgery as it affects central nervous system and causes sleepiness which combined with medications might not be good.(2)

Resource & Links

(1) https://www.instah.com/herbs/top-10-health-benefits-of-sweet-flag-or-gorbach/

(2) https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-778/calamus

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