VASAMBU
Vasambu is the Tamil name for Acorus Calamus plant from the acoraceae family. It is a tall perennial plant and a wetland monocot. The plant is also called sweet flag or calamus. The plant is of Asian origin grown across all Asian countries. In recent times, the plant is grown in Europe too.
Benefits of Vasambu for babies
The sweet flag or Vasambu possesses sedative, laxative, diuretic and carminative (coloring) properties. Hence it is widely used in siddha and Ayurveda medicines in India.
Vasambu is called pillai valarpaan (roughly translates to baby growth herb) in Tamil Nadu, the southern state of India, because mothers of newborns use it to raise their babies without illness.
Vasambu, when used as per the above mentioned methods can cure indigestion, bloating, flatulence, dysentery and acidity in infants and adults alike. It can also cure stomach ulcer and gastric problems.
In infants and babies, use of vasambu in prescribed dosage, gas is removed and discomforts caused due to cold and stomach disorders are cured quickly. Tying a rope of vasambu root beads either on the hand or around the neck of infants is a good remedy for stomach disorders. Babies have the tendency to lick things – so, they gradually lick the breads and consume very small quantities of vasambu in the process.
Other health benefits of vasambu
Cold and cough
By just consuming a quarter spoon of vasambu powder every day, one can prevent attacks of cold and cough and also get cured of them, if already affected.(This is applicable to adults only)
A paste made of burnt vasambu powder with honey prevents and cures Fitz. This treatment is more effective when the baby is only on milk diet.
Constipation and stomach pain
It is a good remedy to enhance digestion and to remove stomach disorders. Consequently it prevents constipation in infants. It is very important to ensure that the child do not suffer of constipation as the same may lead to many other problems needing urgent medical attention.
The decoction made from vasambu and Athimathuram cures stomach pain and cough, which is also a cause for stomach pain, immediately.
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