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Acorus calamus L.


Boch (Khasia - -)

name Acorus calamus L.
Local Name Boch
Tribe (Info) Khasia
Village -
District ( Map) -
Part(s) Used -
Ailment Rhizome of young plants to be made into paste and then mixed with dried rhizomes of Zingiber officinale, root of Glycyrrhiza glabra and peppermint (oil from Mentha piperita). The concoction to be taken for diarrhea, coughs, weakness, gastrointestinal disorders and broken voice.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.


Boch (- - -)

name Acorus calamus L.
Local Name Boch
Tribe (Info) -
Village -
District ( Map) -
Part(s) Used -
Ailment The leaves are taken in cases of debility, coughs, and dysentery.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.


Boch (- Shutrapur village Bogra)

name Acorus calamus L.
Local Name Boch
Tribe (Info) -
Village Shutrapur village
District ( Map) Bogra
Part(s) Used Tuber or bulbous roots
Ailment Sedative, stomachic, expectorant, emetic, laxative, diuretic
Procurement Shutrapur village, Bogra
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.


Boch (- - Tangail)

name Acorus calamus L.
Local Name Boch
Tribe (Info) -
Village -
District ( Map) Tangail
Part(s) Used Root
Ailment Indigestion
Procurement Madhupur, Tangail
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.


Lung-hi (Tripura - -)

name Acorus calamus L.
Local Name Lung-hi
Tribe (Info) Tripura
Village -
District ( Map) -
Part(s) Used Root (rhizome-like)
Ailment Fever with convulsions, burning sensations in the body of adults and children, indigestion, pneumonia, cough, mucus, tingling sensations within the body. 1. Five leaves of the plant, 5 leaves of shor-ochala (Eupatorium triplinerve Vahl), 1窶?root of lung-hi (Acorus calamus L.), 1窶?root of cheba-lang, 8-10 leaves of tulshi (Ocimum gratissimum L.) are taken together, dried and made into tablets the size of bean seeds. Two tablets are taken twice daily till cure. 2. Juice squeezed from the ingredients (above) is taken two teaspoonfuls at a time twice daily till cure.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.


Boch (Garo - Sherpur)

name Acorus calamus L.
Local Name Boch
Tribe (Info) Garo
Village -
District ( Map) Sherpur
Part(s) Used -
Ailment Cardiac arrhythmia. A mixture of 1 kg each of Amomum subulatum (dried fruit), Terminalia arjuna (bark) and Acorus calamus (root) along with 0.5 kg of tal misri (sugar made from juice of Borassus flabellifer) is boiled in 5 liter of water till the decoction is about 2.5 liter. 75 ml of the decoction (arjunarista) to be taken twice daily for 7 days. Boch is also used as a spice by the Garos.
Procurement
The information is collected by Prof. Rahmatullah, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh.
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