Vajj - air

Essence.
These are the roots of a plant similar to papyrus. For the most part, it grows in standing and flowing waters. On its roots there are whitish nodes with a nasty smell, mixed with a slight fragrance. Calamus is acrid and very pungent, and Galen says: “Only its root is used, and its strength approaches that of aristolochia and “orris root.”

Choice.
The best calamus is the densest, the fullest and with the most pleasant smell.

Nature.
Hot, dry at the beginning of the second degree and until its middle.

Actions and properties.
Dissolves swellings and winds, thins, cleanses without burning, opens. According to Galen, the smell of calamus is not unpleasant, but according to our sensation, it is unpleasant.

Cosmetics.
Calamus cleanses the complexion, helps against bahak and baras.

Tools with joints.
Calamus helps with muscle spasms and tears; Its decoction in the form of dousing and drinking also works the same way.

Organs of the head.
Calamus helps with toothache and is good for tongue heaviness.

Organs of the eye.
It thins the thickening of the cornea and helps against cataracts, but its squeezed juice is especially suitable in both cases.

Respiratory and chest organs.
Calamus decoction is good for pain in the side and chest.

Nutritional organs.
Calamus helps relieve pain in a cold liver, strengthens it and strengthens the stomach. It also helps against hardening of the spleen and even greatly shrinks the spleen and cleanses the stomach.

Eruption organs.
Calamus helps with pain in the intestines and hernia, and its decoction is useful for pain in the uterus. It strongly drives urine and menstruation and, as some claim, helps with the leakage of urine drop by drop. Calamus increases lust and excites passion; it helps with pain in the intestines and abrasions in the intestines caused by cold.

Poisons.
Calamus helps against reptile bites.

Substitutes.
With regard to the property of expelling winds and with regard to its benefits for the liver and spleen, calamus is replaced by an equal amount of cumin by weight and rhubarb in the amount of one third of its weight.