Sweet Flag also known as: Acorus Calamus

Used for centuries by Native Americans and Europeans for medicinal and ceremonial purposes, Acorus Calamus has a proven record of safe and effective use and enjoyment.

The Cree Indians of Northern Alberta chew it for oral hygiene and as a stimulating tonic that in relatively large quantities causes one to "walk a foot above the ground." They apparently suffer no unpleasant side effects; in fact, those who use it seem to be in better general health than those who do not.

Under the bonnet, Calamus is the supplier of the chemicals asarone and ß-asarone, both of which are metabolized into the compound TMA-2. Those of you who paid attention at med school will recognise TMA-2 as the basic building block from which most modern amphetamines were derived - it happens to have 10 times the potency of mescaline. TMA-2 is a known psychedelic with interesting dose related effects that start with stimulation and progress to a warmer deeper effect and finally to fully psychedelic effects.

Calamus also contains various sesquiterpenes and minor substituted aromatics that produce their own unique effects.

Herbal Highs stimulants contains enough Calamus extract to cause the prevalence of Calamus's more stimulating properties to prevail.

As the amount of Calamus consumed increases, its effects change from being an MDMA like stimulant, to a more LSD like hallucinogen, and as the dose increases further the effects become more Ketamine related, with out-of-body experiences reported with extremely high doses.