Calamus Root Pieces
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This root was a favorite of Native American tribes and had many uses, including fighting pain and fatigue. The Cree say that they can take Acorus Calamus root and "travel great distances without touching the ground."
It's even mentioned in the Bible in Exodus 30 and Solomon 4. A 2" section of the root reportedly had a stimulating effect, wheras a 6" section supposedly produced a visionary experience. Calamus has a certain sweetness as well as a sour quality and a heat like ginger or cinnamon. Native American Indians would simply eat roots that were the diameter of a pencil in 1-inch sections as a medicinal, in 2-inch sections as an anti-fatigue, and in 6-inch sections as a visionary tool. Calamus has a certain sweetness as well as a sour quality and a heat like ginger or cinnamon. |
