Bajay?

The most unusual advice on how to relieve little one's belly discomfort came from Fiona, out Irish neighbour. She recommended using a mysterious root known as "bajay" (supposedly a translitteration from kannada, language of the helpful mother in law from whom the suggestion originates). Fiona has also provided us with all the necessary material: a few pieces of the root itself and a piece of wood on which the root is to be rubbed to obtain a paste to put (sparingly) in the baby's mouth. This is what it looks like: