Acorus calamus: An overview

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 2740-2745

  Balakumbahan, R ^a   Rajamani, K ^a   Kumanan, K ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acoraceae; Acorus calamus; Acorus gramineus; Active constituents; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ASARONE; CHLOROFORM; EPIEUDESMIN; GALGRAVIN; HEXANE; METHANOL; NATURAL PRODUCTS AND THEIR SYNTHETIC DERIVATIVES; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ACORUS CALAMUS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BLOATING; BOTANY; BRONCHITIS; COLIC; COMA; CONSTIPATION; COUGHING; CROP PROTECTION; CULTIVATED LAND; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DYSENTERY; EPILEPSY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FEVER; GASTRIC HYPERACIDITY; HARVESTING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLANT YIELD; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; REVIEW; RHIZOME; SOIL PROPERTY; STOMACH DISTENSION; SWELLING; TROPIC CLIMATE; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

ACORACEAE; ACORUS CALAMUS; ACORUS GRAMINEUS;

EID: 79251552310     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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