COMMON NAME: Sweet flag/ Vasambu
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acorus calamus
FAMILY: Acoraceae
SOIL: Prefer to grow in very moist loamy soil
ORGIN: India
PLANT HEIGHT: 2m tall
PROPAGATION: Propagation done through seeds
- Vasambu helps in proper brain development, speech ability, better visual power, increased seminal power, brings beauty and neutralises any toxicities in our body in new born.
- It is used for treating cold, cough, fever, nervous problems, purify blood, treat skin problems like acne and inflammation and also for digestive problems like diarrhoea and indigestion.
- Vasambu helps with all the metabolic diseases which includes obesity, blood pressure, diabetes and heart problems.
- Cardio Protective and Anti Obesity.
- vasambu has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Both the water extract of the root and also the essential oil distilled from the root exhibited free radical scavenging activity and anti inflammatory properties.
- vasambu has neuroprotective properties which helps enhance our memory and learning.
- The decoction prepared from vasambu and athimathuram is given for pediatric ailments like cough, fever pain in the abdomen etc.