She used flowers, oil, and calamus along with cyperus, myrrh, and balsam. Both cannabis and calamus are fragrant, reedlike plants containing psychotropic compounds. "Acorus americanus" was formerly classified as "Acorus calamus" var. Four varieties of "A. calamus" strains exist in nature&colon; diploid, triploid, tetraploid and hexaploid. It is believed by some that calamus is a hallucinogen. Probably indigenous to most of Asia, the triploid form "Acorus calamus" var. To date there is no solid evidence of any hallucinogenic substances in "Acorus calamus". It has common names of "dwarf crested iris", or "crested iris", and "lady's calamus". Common names include calamus and sweet flag. This plant is known to botanists as "acorus calamus". Some classifications combine all 5 genera of subtribe Calamineae into an expanded genus "Calamus". The basal part of the calamus is without vanes. The North American Calamus is known as "Acorus calamus" var. She commonly used Thyme, Greater Celandine, Ramsons, Speedwell, Calamus, Camomile, Nettle and Lady's Mantle.