====== Calamus ======
---- dataentry herbs---- latin_names: Acorus calamus folk_names: Gladdon, Myrtle Flag, Myrtle Grass, Myrtle Sedge, Sweet Cane, Sweet Flag, Sweet Grass, Sweet Root, Sweet Rush, Sweet Sedge, Lubigan gender_tags: Feminine planet_tags: Moon element_tags: Water deity_tags: effect_tags: Luck, Healing, Money, Protection ----
===== Magical Uses ===== The seeds are strung as beads and used for healing, or the powdered root is used in healing incenses and sachets. Small pieces of the root kept in all corners of the kitchen protect against hunger and poverty. Growing the plant brings good luck to the gardener, and calamus is also used to strengthen and bind spells.