To date there is no solid evidence of any hallucinogenic substances in " Acorus calamus ".
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"Acorus calamus " may prove to be an effective control measure against cattle tick, Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus ) microplus.
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The records of exports of the candied roots of Sweet Flag ( " Acorus calamus " ) to Western Europe date back to the 16th century.
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The North American Calamus is known as " Acorus calamus " var . " americanus " or more recently as simply " Acorus americanus ".
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Initially, Europeans confused the identity and medicinal uses of the " Acorus calamus " of the Romans and Greeks with their native " Iris pseudacorus ".
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A recent study showed that beta-asarone isolated from " Acorus calamus " oil inhibits adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells and thus reduces lipid accumulation in fat cells.
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By at least 1596 true " Acorus calamus " was grown in Britain, as it is listed in " The Catalogue ", a list of plants John Gerard grew in his garden at Holborn.
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Particularly favored for such a purpose was " Acorus calamus " ( sweet flag ), but despite its alternate vernacular name " sweet rush ", it is a plant from a different monocot order, Acorales.
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The species name, " " americanus " " simply indicates that this is an American species of this genus, differentiating it from the very similar European and western Asian species " Acorus calamus ".
