Acarus calamus
Common name	Sweet flag
Botanical Name	Acarus calamus
Vernacular name	English- Sweet flag Hindi- Gora-bach Gujarati-Ghoduvaj Sanskrit-Ugragandha
Family	Araceae
Class	Liliopsida
Parts of plant used	Rhizome
Chemical Constituents	Volatile oil(Principal constituents of volatile oil like eugenol, asarone), Starch, Tannins.
Therapeutic uses	Such as sedative, CNS depressant, anticonvulsant, antispasmodic, anticancer, anti-diabetic agent.