Acorus calamus has the effect of dissolving dampness and stomach, and waking up the mind, etc. This product is usually taken into the decoction or powdered.
Calamus is bitter, pungent and warm in nature. It belongs to heart and stomach meridians. It has the effects of opening the orifices and expelling phlegm, awakening the mind and promoting wisdom, resolving dampness and opening the stomach (normalizing gastrointestinal function by removing dampness). It can be used in epilepsy, forgetfulness and insomnia, tinnitus and deafness, epigastric plumpness and lack of hunger, silencing of mouth and dysentery.
This product can be decocted alone or with other medicines, such as in the Phlegm Cleansing Tang, with hemixia, tiannanxing and tangerine red. It can also be powdered and taken, such as calamus soup, with epiphyllum to be powdered, pig kidney, white onion, rice for soup.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of taking calamus are not clear, if there is discomfort, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time. Calamus should be taken under the guidance of a professional doctor.