- 창포, Sweet flag
. 학명; Acorus calamus
. 개요; 북반구원산의 다년생 식물
. 효능; 구풍제, 발한제, 월경촉진제, 해열제, 진정제, 위장제
. 사용법; 우리거나 다려서, 오일이나 목욕첨가제로
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Acorus calamus
- 약용부위
. Rootstock.
. 뿌리
2 통명
- 영어; Calamus, grass myrtle, myrtle flag, sweet grass, sweet myrtle, sweet rush.
- 한글; 창포
3 개요
- 북반구원산의 다년생 식물
. 습지와 못가, 강둑에서 자생
- 줄기; 융기된 꽃자루 생성
. 잎; 검형의 1.2미터 크기로 형성
- 꽃; 녹황색으로 미세하게 개화
Sweet flag is a perennial plant that grows more or less abundantly throughout the northern hemisphere, inhabiting pond edges, marshes, swamps, and the banks of rivers and streams. Its horizontal, creeping rootstock, which may grow to be 5 feet long, produeces sword-shaped leaves from 2 to 6 feet high and also a keeled or ridged flower stalk which bears a cylindrical spadix covered by minute greenish-yellow flowers. The leaf-like spathe covering the stalk continues past the spadix to the same length as the leaves.
4 효능
- 구풍제, 발한제, 월경촉진제, 해열제, 진정제, 위장제.
. 특히 위장에 유익한 효과
- 식욕증진, 소화불량, 위염, 위산과다 개선
. 뿌리를 씹어 속쓰림과 금연에 효과
- 목욕첨가제; 다려서 불면증과 신경완화
. 음낭이나 구루병 아동에 유익
- 최음효과; 휘트먼의 시집 풀잎에 수록된 창포 참조
Carminative, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, sedative, stomachic. Sweet flag is particularly known for its beneficial effects on the stomach. It stimulates appetite and helps to relieve acute and chronic dyspepisa, gastritis, and hyperacidity. Chewing the root is also said to stop pyrosis, the discharge of the acrid liquid from the stomach into the throat. For smokers, however, chewing the dried root tends to casuse mild nausea, a property that makes sweet flag usedful for breaking the smoking habit. A decoction of the rootstock makes a good bath additive for insomnia and tense nerves; it has also been used in baths for children with scrofula or rickets. Sweet flag is sometimes credited with aphrodisiac powers; for an extended celebration of its properties, see Walt whitman's poem "Calamus"
5 사용법
- 우리기; 물 1/2컵에 1티스푼
. 5분후 하루 1컵 음용
- 다리기; 물 1컵에 1스푼
. 잠깐 끓여 하루 1컵 음용
- 오일; 하루 3회 2-3방울 복용
- 목욕첨가제; 5리터의 물에 1파운드
. 끓여서 5분후에 사용
Infusion; Steep 1 tsp. rootstock in 1/2 cup water for 5 minutes. Take 1 cup a day.
Decoction; Add 1 tbsp. dried rootstock to 1 cup simmering water and boil briefluy. Take 1 cup a day.
Oil; Take 2 to 3 drops, three times a day.
Bath Additive; Add 1 lb. dried rootstock to 5 qt. water; bring to a boil, then steep for 5 minutes and strain. Add to bath water.