calamus
വയമ്പും
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The major herb in this category is calamus root (vacha).
a preparation of the aromatic root of the sweet flag.
A complex pattern of feather muscles connects the calami of neighboring feathers.
the hollow lower part of the shaft of a feather, which lacks barbs; a quill.
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In accordance with Ludlow's idea that mutual drug use fosters a common understanding between the users, Whitman's poetic speaker leaves off singing about the effects of 'calamus' and instead distributes the root to his friends.
As plainly described, the Biblical reference to 'calamus' is merely as one of the ingredients in the Holy Anointing Oil.
By contrast, the flowers of Acorus 'calamus' from the family Aracea are relatively insignificant and its most appealing distinguishing feature is its foliage.
DNA for the two musophagids was obtained from the 'calamus' of a single primary feather.
But 'calamus' itself, the real thing, has a thick bulby root-stretches out-this way-like the fingers spread.
Solomon included 'calamus' among his listing of choice fruit and spices.
There is a report that indicates that amylase plays an important role in the anoxia-tolerant rhizome of Acorus 'calamus' .
Alcoholic extracts, tinctures and oils are made using herbs such as echinacea root, rosemary, nettles, birch leaves, burdock root, and seed together with a small amount of essential oils such as oils of, rosemary, lavender and 'calamus' .
The red pen, a 'calamus' , was employed primarily for recording texts up until the 6th century, when the quill, the penna, the feather of a bird or a fowl, gradually replaced it.
Acorus 'calamus' plants originated from the Moossee, and were cultivated in a pond at the University of St Andrews.
Some traditional herbal products display known toxicities (e.g., 'calamus' , comfrey, and sassafras all have been shown to have carcinogenic actions).
The first to observe and name the 'calamus' scriptorius (a cavity in the floor of the fourth cerebral ventrical), he called it kalamos because it resembles the carved out groove of a writing pen.
A complex pattern of feather muscles connects the 'calami' of neighboring feathers.
The 'calamus root' is, he continues, ‘most remarkable for its odor and for its medicinal properties.’
The major herb in this category is 'calamus root' (vacha).
The speaker's psychological response to the 'calamus root' closely resembles descriptions of hashish intoxication.
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