Wadakaha-Acorus calamus

Botanical name:--Acorus calamus
Family name:-ACORACEAE

English name :-Variegated sweet flag
Sinhala name:Wadakaha

Tamil name :-vacampu, vasambu

Sanskirt name :-Vacha,Sadgrantha 

Grows in:-India, Acorus calamus is now found across Europe, in southern Russia, northern Asia Minor, southern Siberia, China, Japan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Australia, southern Canada and northern USA.
Status:-Native
Edible parts:-None

Ayurvedic usage:
Treatment for:-Hepatitis, Digestive problems, Phlegm, Coughs, Paralysis, Epilepsy

Parts used to make medicine:- rhizomes

Propagation:- rhizomes