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Calamus (triploid form)

Thạch xương bồ, tam bội

Acorus calamus var. calamus

European calamus, Sweet flag, Acorus calamus var. vulgaris

Araceae · Thân rễ · Rhizomes · Steam-distilled

Botanical illustration of Acorus calamus var. calamus; rhizomes used to extract Calamus (triploid form) essential oil
Calamus (triploid form) essential oil, extracted from the rhizomes of Acorus calamus var. calamus. Botanical illustration, Lê Mai Library.

Safety

Potentially carcinogenic · Restricted

Potentially carcinogenic based on β-asarone content.

Maximum adult oral dose 37 mg daily. Maximum dermal use level 1.1 percent.

Basis: 19 percent β-asarone, with oral limit 0.1 mg per kg per day and dermal limit 0.22 percent.

Two-year rat study: malignant tumors in liver and duodenum at high-dose groups of 500 and 1000 mg per kg per day.


Usage guidelines

Maximum dermal level
1.1 percent
Max adult oral dose
37 mg daily
Basis
β-Asarone 19 percent

Chemistry

Volatile constituents
Shyobunones23.0 – 32.0 %
β-Asarone8.0 – 19.0 %
Calamene/Calameneneminor

Botanical source

The triploid form (European calamus) occurs in Eurasia. β-Asarone content is much lower than the Indian tetraploid form, so the allowable use level is higher.

Family Araceae. Var. calamus, botanical synonym var. vulgaris.


Notes

In research, the triploid calamus oil was not mutagenic in any of four concentrations across six S. typhimurium strains, with or without metabolic activation.