Amrita Ghosh, Rajat Das, Jyochhana Priya Mohanty and Shreetama Roy

A phytopharmaceutical preparation, also characterized as a herbal medicine, is a medication made entirely from a plant or plant parts and synthesized either in a crude form or as a biopharmaceutical formulation that has been purified. Acorus calamus Linn is a semi-aquatic herb that grows along marshes, along riverbanks, having long, sword-shaped leaves and creeping rhizomes. Acorus calamus L. is tropical evergreen, often referred as, ”Sweet Flag”, ”Indian Vacha” that is indigenous to Europe, Northern Asia Minor, Sri Lanka belonging to family, Acoraceae. Throughout history, multiple civilizations have acknowledged the curative qualities of specific plants and included them into their conventional medical systems. In many traditional medical systems, this tree is recognized for its therapeutic qualities and has a number of traditional uses. This is a description of Acorus calamus Linn that include a few of its medicinal benefits like anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-convulsant, hypnosis potentiating, anti-microbial activities.
Methodology: A comprehensive literature survey from several recent researches and review articles have been focused to develop mode of safety and efficacy of the phytoconstituents derived from the plant species, as well as studies discussing the therapeutic potential and phytochemical standards.
Discussions: The purpose of this research is conducted to determine the relevant pharmacognostical, physicochemical, and phytochemical standards for Acorus calamus Linn in order to accurately identify it for conducting several researches further.

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