Gown in homesteads as a medicinal plant The rhizome is a remedy for dyspepsia, flatulence, loss of appetite, choleric diarrhea and a number of other ailments. a
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uses
The rhizome is a remedy for dyspepsia, flatulence, loss of appetite, choleric diarrhea and a number of other ailments. a
family
Araceae
synonym
Acorus angustatus Raf., Acorus aromaticus Gilib.
description
Semi-aquatic perennial herbs; rhizomes creeping, jointed, strongly aromatic, pale to dark brown and spongy inside. Leaves narrow, up to 80 cm long, linear to narrowly ensiform, glossy bright green, apex acute, base amplexicaul; petioles sheathing for 20-50 cm. Flowers pale green, fragrant, arranged compactly on a sessile, cylindrical, stumpy spadix 5-7 cm long. Fruits green, angular, 3-celled, fleshy, containing 1-3 oblong seeds.