Root system of plants characteristic of marshy soils. Due to their phytocomplex rich in bitter principles they are used in the herbal and liquor industry in the formulation of digestives.
Family
Araceae
Origin
POLAND
Active Principles
Sesquiterpenes, Acolamone, Acoragermacrone, Pinene, Azulene, Camphor, Galangine, Acorine and Choline
Curiosity
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda from India attribute tonic-nervous, sedative and anxiolytic properties to the calamus. In the West it is almost exclusively of liquoristic interest.
Contraindications
In the absence of data, we do not recommend taking it during pregnancy and lactation.