The difference between stone iris and water calamus, the introduction of water calamus

The differences between stone iris and water iris are as follows:1. The leaves are different. The leaves of the calamus are dark green, about 2 to 5 cm long, folded from the bottom, and the petioles are parallel and slightly protruding.

The leaves are slightly lighter in color and longer in length, about 5 to 12 cm.

2. The roots are different. The root of the calamus is oblate and cylindrical, with many bending points, 3 to 2 cm long, and straight3 to 1 cm in size, with a darker surface tone, dark brown or grayish-brown.

The appearance of the water iris is thicker than the previous one, the hair branches are less, the straight is about 1 to centimeter, the surface tone is slightly lighter, and the lighter can be biased to milky white.

3. The petals are different. The petals of the iris are triangular in shape, light green or yellowish-white, and the flowering period is around February. The petals are flattened, bloom from June to September, and are concentrated in spring and autumn.

The difference between stone iris and water iris is the rhizome difference.

The rhizome of the iris is about 2-5 mm thick and has a faint aroma, its color is light brown, the rhizome is fleshy, and there are many fibrous roots on it, and the length of the internodes is usually 3-5 mm.

The rhizome of the iris is horizontal, the thickness is about 5-10mm, and it is also aromatic, but it is yellowish-brown. Its fleshy roots are about 5-6 cm, and the fibrous roots are hairy.

Stone calamus

Acorus is a grass-like perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Araceae family, and its rhizome has a smell. The leaves are entire, arranged in two rows, fleshy spikes, peduncles green, Buddha flame bracts leaf-shaped. Rhizomes are often used medicinally.

It grows at an altitude of 20 to 2,600 meters above sea level, and is mostly found in the crevices of mountain streams or between the gravel of mountain ravines, and sometimes grows in water. The flowering and fruiting period is from February to June. It is distributed in Asia, including northeastern India, northern Thailand, China and other countries.

Perennial herbaceous plant. The rhizome is aromatic, 2-5 mm thick, light brown on the outside, 3-5 mm long internodes, fleshy roots, with many fibrous roots, some branches on the rhizome are very dense, so that the plant is clumped, and the branches are often fibrous at the base of the leaves. The leaves are sessile, the leaves are thin, the membranous leaf sheaths on both sides of the base are up to 5 mm wide, extending up to the middle of the leaf, tapering and falling off; Leaves dark green, linear, 20-30 cm long, folded in half at base, flattened above middle, 7-13 mm wide, apex tapering, without midribs, with many parallel veins, slightly raised.

Water calamus, the name of traditional Chinese medicine. Acorus calamus L., a plant of the Araceae familyrhizomes.

It is produced in all provinces and regions of the country. It has the effect of dissolving phlegm and opening the body, dehumidifying and strengthening the stomach, killing insects and relieving itching. It is often used for phlegm syncope, coma, stroke, epilepsy, palpitations, forgetfulness, tinnitus, deafness, abdominal pain, dysentery, diarrhea, rheumatic pain, eczema, scabies.