Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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ACORUS CALAMUS
LINNAEUS
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Acrales
Family: Araceae
Common name: Sweet lag
Distribution: Arabia, India, Russia, China, Japan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Indonesia,
Australia, Northern United States, Canada, Europe
Habitat: Semiaquatic, ponds, swamps, marshes, ditches, river edges, lakes
Description: This monocot plant species is known for its scented rhizomes and
leaves. The leaves are 1.8 cm wide with undulated margins. The lowers
(3-5 mm long) are in a spadix (9 cm long).
Compounds and activities: The compounds isolated from the alcoholic rhizome
and leaf extracts of this species include calamusins A-1 (norsesquiterpenes),
α- and β-asarone, ursolic acid, (E,Z)-2,4-decadienol, linalool, farnesol,
methylleugenol, β-pinene, (E)-caryophyllene, β-elemine, ocimene, and
