Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
Showing Herbs in Category: Flowers
Ranawara (Senna auriculata): The Golden Flower Tea of Sri Lanka
(Senna auriculata)
Few sights are more distinctly Sri Lankan than a ranawara bush in flower — a mass of bright yellow a
Read More →Karabu Nati (Syzygium aromaticum): Cloves and Eugenol for Toothache
(Syzygium aromaticum)
Karabu nati (Syzygium aromaticum) is one of the few household remedies whose active ingredient your
Read More →Bim Kohomba (Munronia pinnata): Sri Lanka's Endangered Bitter Endemic
(Munronia pinnata)
Bim Kohomba (Munronia pinnata) is one of the few plants on this site that Sri Lanka could actually l
Read More →Aswenna (Alysicarpus vaginalis): The Traditional Diuretic Herb
(Alysicarpus vaginalis)
Aswenna (Alysicarpus vaginalis) is one of those small plants that most people walk past and cattle e
Read More →Heen Undupiyaliya (Desmodium triflorum): The Cooling Groundcover
(Desmodium triflorum)
Heen Undupiyaliya (Desmodium triflorum) carpets Sri Lankan lawns and is mown down weekly by people w
Read More →Kinihiriya (Cochlospermum religiosum): The Buttercup Tree and Katira Gum
(Cochlospermum religiosum)
Kinihiriya (Cochlospermum religiosum) performs an annual act of theatre: it drops every leaf, stands
Read More →Nelum (Nelumbo nucifera): The Sacred Lotus, From Temple Offering to Pharmacology
(Nelumbo nucifera)
Nelum (Nelumbo nucifera) is the national flower of Sri Lanka and the offering laid before every Budd
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