1. Common name: Sweet Flag (English), Mitha Bach (Hindi)
2. Vernacular name: Bach (Assamese), Ghorabach (Bengali), Vasa (Kannada) and Okhidak (Manipuri)
3. Family:Acoraceae
4. Habits: Herbaceous Perennial
5. Habitat:found in moist places near riversides and rice fields
6. Flower: May-June
7. Part used :Roots, rhizomes, leaves and stems
8. Distribution: Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh

Uses: Used for stimulation of brain and nervous system, appetite, fever, stomach cramps