Properties

Calamus oil has a warm, spicy odor, reminding of sweet forest.

Origin

Calamus is native to northern Europe and Asia.

Extraction

It is extracted from fresh or dried roots by steam distillation.

Chemical composition

acorenone, isoshyobunine, asarone, calamendiol, a-selinene, a-calacorene, calamusenone, camphone and shyobunone.

Therapeutic properties

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Uses

1. The root of this plant is used in herbal medicine for the treatment of nervous complaints, vertigo, headaches and dysentery.

Precautions

• This oil should not be used in aromatherapy.

• Oral ingestion of calamus oil can cause convulsions and liver and kidney damage.

Blends with

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