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Calamus Root Essential Oil
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 Botanical Name: Acorus calamus
Plant Part: Root
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
Origin: Slovenija
Description: A perenniel plant, it grows to a height of 1m with a spread of 0.5m. The rhizome is horizontal, creeping, cylindrical, branched and up to 2m long, with a spicy aroma; the stem is erect, unbranched and flowering; the leaves are yellowish green, erect, sword shaped, with entire margins, radical and sheathing; the flowers are greenish yellow, with a keeled stalk and on a densely crowded spike; the fruit are greenish berries. Indigenous to the northern hemisphere, it prefers lake margins, swampy ditches, or marshes in a protected position. It is frost resistant, but drought tender.
Color: Yellowish brown
Common Uses: It is a stimulating nervine antispasmodic, and a general tonic to the mind. As a rejuvenative for the brain and nervous system, it is used to promote cerebral circulation, to stimulate self-expression, and to help manage a wide range of symptoms in the head, including neuralgia, epilepsy, memory loss and shock. It is used in the Phillipines for rheumatism and memory problems. In Korea, it is an ingredient in a type of moonshine called Immortals' Booze. Research in China has shown the essential oil in this rhizome to be sedating and neuroprotectant.
Consistency: Light
Note: Base
Strength of Aroma: Medium
Blends well with: lavender, tea tree, rosemary, clary sage, geranium, marjoram
Aromatic Scent: Calamus Root refreshing scent of cinnamon.
History: Calamus Root is also known as Sweet Flag, the root was also well-known in Biblical times and mentioned in Exodus 30: 22-25 as one of the ingredients of the 'holy anointing oil'. This herb has traditionally been smoked, eaten, or brewed into a tea, decoction, extract, tincture and syrup. According to Ayurvedic tradition, Vacha is a 'sattvic' herb, which feeds and transmutes the sexual 'kundalini' energy. Calamus has been called called 'the closest thing to a sex stimulant that nature has to offer. Acorus calamus root was also used by the ancient Greeks and included in the traditional remedies of many other European cultures.
Cautions: Caution is advised on the use of this essential oil, since large doses can cause mild hallucinations. The essential oil in the roots of this plant contains the compound asarone. This has tranquillizing and antibiotic activity, but is also potentially toxic. Use well diluted and avoid during pregnancy.
Disclaimer:
Please note, the International Federation of Aromatherapists do not recommend that Essential Oils be taken internally unless under the supervision of a Medical Doctor who is also qualified in clinical Aromatherapy.
The information on the New Directions Aromatics Website is obtained from current and reliable sources but makes no representation as to its comprehensiveness or accuracy. Nothing contained herein should be considered as a recommendation by New Directions Aromatics as to the fitness for any use.
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Submited By: Joni from Imnaha, Oregon on 09/25/2009
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I bought this for a friend who had a serious brain injury and thought I should try it first, without thinking about my possible need for it. Having had several head-traumas as a child, one being 6-days unconscious from an auto-accident, I interestingly noticed healing from Calamus. I can't describe the changes I felt, but have noticed an improvement in my abilities over these months. My first use was in the diffuser, and it was that first use that I noticed changes. I added it to carrier oils and use it maybe once a week. I am about to make a shampoo for my friend.
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Submited By: Tracey from Toronto, Ontario on 06/08/2009
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I bought this unusual oil for use in biblically inspired incenses.
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Submited By: April from Flagstaff, Arizona on 03/01/2009
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The healing properties alone are worth putting up with the scent. I blended it with some juniper oil and got a very nice "woods after the rain smell, so it can be covered. Great product!
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Submited By: Sheree from Yukon, Oklahoma on 02/29/2008
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It also smells almost like wet ground/animal? I'm not sure - it's so differen't, but it's most definitely my favorite! And I'm glad that NDA offers so many choices of essential oils.
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Submited By: Sheree from Yukon, Oklahoma on 02/29/2008
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I'm not sure how to describe this... intensely creamy? I love it though.
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Submited By: Joely from Topeka, Kansas on 12/01/2006
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Widely used by the Native American culture in the actual root form to treat things from the common cough to diabetes (type two mostly).
Clean yet perhaps mushroom like aroma.
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