ABSTRACT
Acorus calamus L. (Syn.: Calamus aromaticus Garsault) belongs to the family Acoraceae. Vernacular names of this plant include galani, haimavati, sadgrantha, shataparvika, tikshnapatra, ugragndha, ura, vaca, vaach (Sanskrit), bach, bajai, barian, gora-bach, vasa (Hindi), vavambu, vayambu, vashanapa (Malayalam), arpakecu, anakantakam, kayimavati, percollamaruntu, pillaimaruntho, ukkirakantai, vasambu, verkkattai (Tamil), athibaje, baje, dagade, narru berua (Kannada), vadaja, vasa, wasa (Telugu), vekhand (Marathi), su-dag (Tibetan), bach, bacha, bachh, waj-e-turki (Urdu), calamus, flag root, sweet cane, sweet flag, sweet grass (English).
