Lu You has a poem that says: Yanshan calamus and Kunshan stone are brought by Chen Sou to soothe the silence.
Cao Ye's "Dai Luo Fuchiao Envoy": Not necessarily calamus flowers, they only grow towards Shicheng.
Li He's "First Month": The willow ribbons in the official streets cannot be broken, and sooner or later the calamus is better than the knot.
Li Bai's "Sending the People of Yangshan Back to Songshan": You go and pick up the fairy grass, the calamus flowers are purple velvet.
Cao Ye's "Dai Ban Ji": The king cannot summon the calamus flower in his hand.
Li Bai's "Songshan Acorus Gatherer": I came to collect calamus. Taking it can prolong life.
Calamus is a magical herb that can prevent epidemics and exorcise evil spirits in traditional Chinese culture. Along with orchids, narcissus, and chrysanthemums, calamus is known as the "Four Elegant Flowers and Grasses". The calamus is named after the first hundred herbs that awaken at the end of winter.
Calamus "doesn't have a fake color, doesn't need an inch of soil", "can withstand bitter cold, and is indifferent". When growing in the wild, it is full of vitality, rich and moist, and when it is in the hall, it stands tall, elegant and handsome. It has been favored since ancient times. People love it. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people in the south of the Yangtze River hang calamus and mugwort leaves on their doors and windows and drink calamus wine to ward off evil spirits and diseases. On summer and autumn nights, they burn calamus and mugwort leaves to drive away mosquitoes and insect pests. This custom remains to this day. Moreover, calamus has always been a medicinal plant in ancient my country. The moxibustion method in acupuncture uses mugwort as the main component and burns it on the acupoints to treat diseases. The legend that mugwort can ward off evil spirits has been circulating for a long time, mainly because of its medicinal functions. For example, Zong Mao's "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji" records that "when the rooster is not crowing, people who look like humans are picking mugwort, and they are grabbing it." It is used to treat moxibustion diseases. It is very effective to pick mugwort in the form of a human figure and hang it on the door, which can eliminate poisonous gas. "Generally, people also have the custom of planting mugwort in front and behind the house for good luck.
Taiwanese folk also post "noon couplets" during the Dragon Boat Festival. Its function is the same as a spiritual talisman. Some noon couplets have the following sentence: "Holding a moxa flag in hand to attract a hundred blessings, hanging a pu sword on the door to kill thousands of evil spirits." ". The significance of banyan branches among the people is that it can make the body strong and healthy.