Acorus

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"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.

MeSH information

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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)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.010.500
Concept/Terms	Acorus Acorus Sweet Flag Flagroot Sweetflag Acorus calamus Acorus calamus Sedge, Sweet Sedges, Sweet Sweet Sedge Sweet Sedges Acorus gramineus Acorus gramineus Calamus Root Calamus Root Calamus Roots Root, Calamus Roots, Calamus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Acorus".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Tracheophyta [B01.650.940.800.575.912]
Magnoliopsida [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250]
Acoraceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.010]
Acorus [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.010.500]

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