WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Felter's Materia Medica on Calamus
CALAMUSACCA4
The rhizome of Acorus Calamus, Linné (Nat. Ord. Acoraceae). Common in wet and muddy grounds everywhere in the Northern He......tic essential oil, and a bitter glucoside, acorin (C36 H60 0,). Preparations.I. Specific Medicine Calamus. Dose, 5 to 30 drops. 2. Syrupus Calami, Syrup of Calamus. Dose, 30 to 60 drops. Action and ......d by boiling in syrup, draining, and allowing it to dry. In this form it is a delicious confection. Calamus may also be given in the form of a syrup or by adding the specific medicine to the required ...1
The rhizome of Acorus Calamus, Linné (Nat. Ord. Acoraceae). Common in wet and muddy grounds everywhere in the Northern He......tic essential oil, and a bitter glucoside, acorin (C36 H60 0,). Preparations.I. Specific Medicine Calamus. Dose, 5 to 30 drops. 2. Syrupus Calami, Syrup of Calamus. Dose, 30 to 60 drops. Action and ......d by boiling in syrup, draining, and allowing it to dry. In this form it is a delicious confection. Calamus may also be given in the form of a syrup or by adding the specific medicine to the required ...1
WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Calamus
SWEET FLAG (Caiamus)
The rhizome of ACORUS CALAMUS, Lin. Aromatic, stimulant diaphoretic, stomachic. Used chiefly as a carminative adjuvant to other remedies.2
The rhizome of ACORUS CALAMUS, Lin. Aromatic, stimulant diaphoretic, stomachic. Used chiefly as a carminative adjuvant to other remedies.2
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.