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Endaru (Ricinus communis): Castor, the Oil Plant With a Poison in Its Seeds
(Ricinus communis)
Endaru (Ricinus communis) grows on every neglected roadside in Sri Lanka, its glossy, star-shaped le
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Elabatu / Katuwelbatu (Solanum virginianum): The Thorny Nightshade for Coughs
(Solanum virginianum (syn. S. surattense, S. xanthocarpum))
Elabatu (Solanum virginianum) is the low, viciously spiny weed with purple flowers and yellow marble
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Dummella (Trichosanthes cucumerina): Snake Gourd, the Cooling Vegetable
(Trichosanthes cucumerina)
Dummella (Trichosanthes cucumerina) hangs from village trellises like a bundle of pale green snakes,
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Kohila (Lasia spinosa): The Spiny Marsh Vegetable That Fights Inflammation
(Lasia spinosa)
Kohila (Lasia spinosa) is the vegetable that bites back: a marsh plant whose leaf stalks and rhizome
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Diyamitta (Cissampelos pareira): The Velvet-Leaf Vine Tested Against Dengue
(Cissampelos pareira)
Diyamitta (Cissampelos pareira) is a slender climber with soft, heart-shaped leaves that Sri Lankan
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Suduru (Cuminum cyminum): Cumin, the Digestive Seed With Metabolic Trials
(Cuminum cyminum)
Suduru (Cuminum cyminum) is the warm, earthy backbone of Sri Lankan curry powder and of the digestiv
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