Did you know ? While the modern doctors and scientists have started to preserve the umbilical cords of the new borns now but the preservation or ritual use of the umbilical cord of a newborn was known and practiced in ancient India. It had symbolic, spiritual, and sometimes medicinal... significance. Ancient Ayurvedic texts like the Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita mention postnatal care, including cutting and treating the umbilical cord (nābhināḷī). Watch & Feel proud and amazed;show more

Preservation of the cord for long-term use isn’t explicitly emphasized, but herbal applications on the stump and cord-related practices are described. 🌺“Nabhyam naalikam chhinnaam, shuddhaam krittva laghayet.”🌺 (Sushruta Samhita, Sharira Sthana, 10.12) Translation: "The umbilical cord (nābhi-nālikā), after being cut, should be cleaned and treated properly."

This line indicates that the umbilical cord was intentionally managed, not simply discarded. It was cut, cleaned (shuddha), and possibly treated with herbal pastes (as elaborated in other verses) to promote healing and prevent infection. Though not stating "preservation" directly, it shows the importance given to the umbilical cord in postnatal care. In some regional Ayurvedic manuals, the dried umbilical cord (called nābhi nāḷī or garbh nāḷ) was used in powdered form for certain rare treatments, particularly in infantile disorders or epilepsy (e.g., Apasmara). Talismanic use: Folk healers often tied the dried cord in a cloth and placed it around the baby’s neck or arm as a protective amulet.

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