Vasambu Bangle or Sweet Flag Bracelets for Newborn Baby

This is a age old practice from our ancestors to protect infants from various illness. Vaccha, or popularly known as Vasambu in Tamil or sweet flag (English name) is one of the nine sacred herbs along with honey and gold ash that was administered to children in ancient times. In Siddha text, they call it as, “Pillai marunthu” means Pediatric medicine. In olden days, after 11th to 16th day naming ceremony, they tie this bracelet in babies both hands. In olden days, a gold string was beaten with vaccha. Daily mother would rub this vaccha gold stick on a sandalwood base and take the paste and apply a mark on babies top of the head, palm, and feet. Those are the osmotic areas. Our body absorbs the properties of the paste. This is practiced in some parts of Kerala even now. They tie this bracelet as a natural insecticide. When kids lick it, a small amount of medicine is taken into the body to protect it. This is an amazing herb that is known for its preventive and curative actions. There is no age limit to use it, usually it can be used till the age of 5 and more. As kids at this age won’t lick their fingers.

• It is widely used for babies from ancient period.
• It helps to raise babies without any sickness.
• Vasambu used to get rid of all stomach ailments for newborn.
• While they chew and smell on it, it will cure all health problems.