Scientific Name: Acorus calamus
Common Name: Calamus, calamus root, sweet flag, rat root, sweet sedge, flag rood, sweet calomel, sweet myrtle, sweet cane, sweet rush, beewort, muskrat root, and pine root
Origin: Native

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This organically grown Calamus root was a favorite of Native American tribes and had many uses, including fighting pain and fatigue. The Cree say that they can take Acorus Calamus root and travel great distances without touching the ground.

Native American Indians would simply eat roots in 1-inch sections as a medicinal, in 2-inch sections as an anti-fatigue, and in 6-inch sections as a visionary tool. Calamus has a certain sweetness as well as a sour quality and a heat like ginger or cinnamon.