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Acorus gramineus Soland.

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Shichangpu, Rhizoma Acori graminei, is the dry rootstock of Acorus gramineus Soland. (Araceae) collected in fall and winter. It is listed officially in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia and used as a digestant, an expectorant, and as a stimulant against digestive disorders, diarrhea, and epilepsy.

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  1. Lebensmittelchemie und Umwelttoxikologie, Universität Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße, D-6750, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Professor Dr. Weici Tang & Professor Dr. Gerhard Eisenbrand

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Tang, W., Eisenbrand, G. (1992). Acorus gramineus Soland.. In: Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73739-8_4

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