Sweet flag
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Scientific name
Acorus calamus L.
English Name
Sweet flag
Malayalam name
വയമ്പു
Common name
Sweet root
Description
- Habit : Aquatic plants
- Habitat : Semi-aquatic and marshy localities
- Leaves : narrow, linear to narrowly ensiform, glossy bright green
- Flowers : small, pale green, fragrant, arranged compactly on a sessile spike
- Fruits : green, angular, 3-celled, fleshy, containing 1-3 oblong seeds.
How to use
- Vayambu for Babies : For indigestion in babies (bloating, gas, refusing feed), burn a piece of Vayambu, cool, and powder it. Mix a small pinch with breast milk and give it to the baby.
- For Speech delay, Cough & Sore throat : Suck on a small piece of Vayambu for relief from cough and sore throat. For speech delay in children, let them suck the root or give a small pinch of its powder mixed with honey.
Uses
Carminative, anthelmintic, anti-microbial and improving memory
Parts used
Rhizomes
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
Propagation is mainly done through rhizomes. The rhizomes are first cut into smaller pieces and then sprouted rhizomes are planted.When propagation is done through seeds then it is sown in greenhouse. First fill a tray with organic soil and then firmly press the seeds in soil. Moist the soil until it starts germinating. The germination takes place in around 2 weeks.
