Acorus
"Acorus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family ACORACEAE, order Arales, subclass Arecidae most notable for Acorus calamus L. root which contains asarone and has been used in traditional medicine.
| Descriptor ID |
D029023
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.010.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Calamus Root- Calamus Root
- Calamus Roots
- Root, Calamus
- Roots, Calamus
Acorus calamus- Acorus calamus
- calamus, Acorus
- Sedge, Sweet
- Sedges, Sweet
- Sweet Sedge
- Sweet Sedges
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