Japanese calamus (Acorus japonicus)

日本菖蒲rì běn chāng púRibenchangpu

Acorus japonicus · Plant

Acorus, standing in for Acorus japonicus
This photo shows Acorus, not Acorus japonicus: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: J.F. Gaffard, Autoreille, France, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Caution in pregnancy; may cause sedation.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Japanese calamus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

HeadacheInflammation SyndromeInsomnia Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Japanese calamus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CognitiveBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Acorus japonicus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Cognitive0 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Headache0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Insomnia Syndrome0 records