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Calamus Root Tea Bag, Herbal Tea

Botanical Name: Acorus calamus

Calamus is a plant. The root (rhizome) is used to make medicine.

Calamus Root Tea Bag is a Herbal Tea used for gastrointestinal (GI) problems including ulcers, inflammation of the stomach lining (gastritis), intestinal gas (flatulence), upset stomach and loss of appetite (anorexia). Calamus is also used as a calming medicine (sedative), to induce sweating, and to treat rheumatoid arthritis and stroke.

Some people chew calamus to remove the smell of tobacco, as a stimulant, to increase their sense of well-being, and as a hallucinogen.

Some people apply calamus directly to the skin to treat certain skin diseases.

In foods, calamus is used as a spice.

It is thought that chemicals in calamus cause muscle relaxation and sedation.

• Ulcers

• Gas/upset stomach

• Appetite stimulation

• Arthritis

• Skin disorders