Family : Araceae
English : Sweet flag
Hindi : Bacch, Gorbacch
Gujarati : Ghoda vaj
Sanskrit : Vacha
Part used : Rhizome
Family : Araceae
English : Sweet flag
Hindi : Bacch, Gorbacch
Gujarati : Ghoda vaj
Sanskrit : Vacha
Part used : Rhizome
Botanical Description: A semi aquatic rhizomatous perrenial herb, rhizome creeping, much branched, cylinderical or slightly compressed, light brown or pinkish brown externally, white and spongy within, leaves bright green, distichous, ensiform, base wquitant, thickened in the middle, margins wavy, flowers light brown densely packed in sessile cylinderic spadix, fruits oblong turbinate berries with a pyramidal top; seeds few, pendant from the apex of the cells. Flowering and fruiting from Febuary to June. It is found throughout India in marshes and is also cultivated
Rasa : Katu, Tikta
Guna : Laghu, Tiksna
Virya : Usna
Vipaka : Katu
Karma : Dipani, Krmihara, Kanthya, Kaphahara,
Medhya, Vatahara, Mala Mutravisodhani, Vamak
Modern Pharmacological Action: Acorus calamus roots have significant anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant activity. It is said to possess Antimicrobial activity, Antioxidant activity and Insecticidal activity.