Acorus

"Acorus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A plant genus of the family ACORACEAE, order Arales, subclass Arecidae most notable for Acorus calamus L. root which contains asarone and has been used in traditional medicine.

Descriptor ID

D029023

MeSH Number(s)

B01.650.940.800.575.100.010.500

Concept/Terms

Acorus

Calamus Root

Acorus calamus

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Acoraceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.010]
Acorus [B01.650.940.800.575.100.010.500]

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