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Acorus calamus varieties

Author：Amsterdam Date：2022-04-04 15:08

Acorus calamus mostly grows by the water, which can bring refreshing maintenance experience in hot summer. However, the varieties of Acorus calamus in different places may be different, and the medicinal value of Acorus calamus is also different. There can be many kinds of Acorus calamus. Let's have a look with Xiaobian.

Acorus calamus

Acorus calamus is warm and pungent in nature. It has the effects of opening orifices and resolving phlegm, refreshing the spleen and calming the mind

Characters of Acorus calamus

the Acorus calamus has a curved spindle shape, the surface is brownish yellow, the links have semi-circular protrusions, the links are arranged obliquely and interactively, and there are dot protrusions on the nodes. The material of Acorus calamus is hard and brittle, and the broken section is granular. The smell is slightly sour and numbs the tongue after taking it.

Acorus tatarinowii

Acorus tatarinowii is warm in nature and tastes pungent and bitter. It has the effects of removing dampness, appetizing, waking up and benefiting intelligence. Acorus tatarinowii is born between water and stone. There are sword ridges on the leaves, thin roots, short internode spacing and more than one foot high

Characters of Acorus tatarinowii

Acorus tatarinowii is a curved flat cylindrical shape, often branched, with brown surface, rough touch, uneven links and fine longitudinal wrinkles. The material of Acorus calamus is hard and brittle, easy to break, the folded end face has a sense of fiber, and the ring pattern of the endothelial layer is obvious. "Chongqing Tang essays" once recorded that "Acorus tatarinowii is a good medicine for soothing the heart and Qi, relaxing the mind and spirit, pleasing the mood, benefiting the mind and will".

Acorus calamus

Acorus calamus is warm and bitter in nature. As a common traditional Chinese medicine, it has the effects of resolving phlegm, opening orifices, strengthening the spleen and diuresis. Acorus calamus mostly grows in streams. Its leaves are slender, thin and narrow, and its root is about two or three feet long

Characters of Acorus calamus

Acorus calamus is similar to Acorus tatarinowii, but the rhizome is thicker and the branches are less. The section is sparse, hard, spongy, with small holes and a slight muddy smell. Rhizome oblate cylindrical, with few branches. The Qi is strong and special, with bitter and pungent taste.

Identification of three classifications of Acorus calamus

soak the above three kinds of Acorus tatarinowii powder with ether for 20 minutes, then take the extract and point it on the filter paper. After it is dry, observe it under the UV lamp with the wavelength of 254 nm: Acorus tatarinowii shows light green, Acorus tatarinowii shows purple red, and Acorus tatarinowii shows blue purple. The three are the easiest to distinguish from each other in terms of size, with Gladiolus the thinnest, gladiolus the second, and Gladiolus the coarsest

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2022-04-04 15:08

Description Acorus calamus mostly grows by the water, which can bring refreshing maintenance experience in hot summer. However, the varieties of Acorus calamus in different places may be different, and the medicinal value of Acorus calamus is also different. There can be many kinds of Acorus calamus. Let's have a look with Xiaobian.