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Marsh calamus is called differently - yaver and ore root, saber and reed calamus, as well as Tatar grass or Tatar potion. Behind all these names is a rather unpretentious and incredibly useful plant. This lover of humid terrain usually lives near lakes and ponds, along river banks, in picturesque swampy meadows and in beautiful quiet backwaters. There is a popular belief that calamus helps only kind people who radiate warmth and light and strive in every possible way to achieve harmony
Getting to know the plant
Marsh calamus is a tall herbaceous perennial plant from 50 - 70 cm to 1 m in height. Quite thick creeping calamus rhizomes, sometimes reaching 150 cm and up to 3 cm in diameter, are colored yellowish-green, almost brown. And its roots, which consist of a decent number of knees with a toe, are reddish on the outside, and are white on the inside, covered with fibers and smell very nice. The pointed leaves of calamus covering each other with tenacious bases are somewhat reminiscent of a sword. The flowers are greenish-yellow in color. The flowering time of calamus is hot July. Young plants are painted in a juicy bright green color; they may darken a little afterwards.
The homeland of this noteworthy plant is considered to be South and East Asia, as well as China and India. During the Tatar-Mongol invasion, thanks to the Tatars, calamus appeared in Ukraine - this people everywhere carried rhizomes of a medicinal plant with them. The Tatars used calamus not only as a fortifying agent, but also as a water disinfecting agent. Currently, you can find him everywhere: in Europe, in America, together with the Arabs, he even got to the distant British Isles.
Beneficial features
Calamus is not unsuccessfully used for medicinal purposes. Its rhizomes are mainly used, but it happens that leaves are also needed. Tinctures, all kinds of infusions and decoctions are made from calamus, and medicinal powder is obtained from its roots. The roots of calamus in cooking did not go unnoticed.
This wonderful plant has many valuable properties. A decoction of its rhizomes is an excellent medicine for stomach diseases, severe poisoning, intestinal colic, flatulence and diarrhea. And baths with a decoction of the roots and leaves of calamus are indicated for polyarthritis and progressive chronic arthritis. Calamus roots should be chewed a little to eliminate bad breath and to reduce the urge to smoke.
It is important to know that calamus and remedies based on it should not be consumed during pregnancy, with exacerbation of renal inflammation, increased stomach acidity and bleeding. Since the plant is capable of lowering blood pressure, hypotensive patients also need to use it with caution. Exceeding the recommended dosage can easily provoke vomiting.
Calamus rhizomes are usually harvested in autumn or early spring. Thoroughly washed and peeled roots, cut into medium-sized pieces, are dried either under a canopy or in special dryers (the maximum allowable temperature is 30 degrees). Calamus leaves are harvested in July-August: after spreading the leaves in a thin layer, they are also dried under a canopy. The shelf life of dried raw materials is usually 3 years, and they are stored in dry places in paper bags.
How to grow
Calamus propagates exclusively vegetatively - by its thick rhizomes. Self-pollination is not characteristic of him, he also does not form fruits, which is due to the absence of insect species capable of polluting him far from his homeland.
Illuminated open areas will be most suitable for growing a wonderful plant. It is best planted in shallow waters, in fertile and very moist soil. It is allowed to deepen marsh calamus into the water to a depth of 15 - 20 cm.
Marsh calamus is distinguished by excellent winter hardiness, it is also unpretentious in care. It is important to ensure that it is properly watered and weeds are weeded from time to time. Resistance to diseases and pests is another important quality characteristic of marsh calamus.
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