Acorus calamus is a valued drug used extensively in Ayurvedic therapeutics. Due to high market demand, Acorus is being cultivated. Hence the study was undertaken to analyze the morphological and chemical characteristics of Acorus calamus Linn. especially β-asarone collected from its cultivated as well as wild sites and demonstrate any similarities seen. The results of the study indicated that there is no much difference in the morphological features and phyto chemical parameters. GC-MS revealed β-asarone was moderately high in wild variety (85.34%) compared to cultivated one (78.49 %) which could be attributed to environmental factors. Pharmacological study is desirable for greater comparability of the results obtained to assure the usage of cultivated variety.
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