Sweet flag leaf (Acorus calamus)
石菖蒲叶shí chāng pú yèShichangpuye
Acorus calamus · Plant
5
Indications
7
With studies in people
Cautions
Avoid in pregnancy; may cause intestinal upset; potentially carcinogenic with long-term use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sweet flag leaf for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Sweet flag leaf 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 calamus 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 Antimicrobial49 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Cognitive37 records, 10 in people
- Benefit Digestive19 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Respiratory21 records, 8 in people
- Headache3 records, 1 in people
- Joint Pain1 records
- Epilepsy Syndrome7 records, 2 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome39 records, 12 in people
- Insomnia Syndrome1 records