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Fruits & Seeds

Nelli (Phyllanthus emblica): Amla, Triphala's Third Fruit

(Phyllanthus emblica)

Nelli (Phyllanthus emblica) is the fruit that plays a trick on you: bite it and it is astringent and

Fruits & Seeds

Aralu (Terminalia chebula): Haritaki and the Triphala Tradition

(Terminalia chebula)

Aralu (Terminalia chebula) carries an unusual reputation: Tibetan medical texts depict it in the han

Fruits & Seeds

Thippili (Piper longum): Long Pepper for Digestion and Breathing

(Piper longum)

Thippili (Piper longum) looks like a small grey catkin rather than a pepper, but one taste settles t

Fruits & Seeds

Bulu (Terminalia bellirica): Bahera and the Third Fruit of Triphala

(Terminalia bellirica)

Bulu (Terminalia bellirica) is the least famous member of a famous trio. Where aralu and nelli are w

Fruits & Seeds

Koththamalli (Coriander): Sri Lanka's Classic Fever and Cold Remedy

(Coriandrum sativum)

If there is one remedy every Sri Lankan household reaches for at the first sign of a fever, it is ko

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Mee (Madhuca longifolia): The Oil Tree of Old Sri Lanka

(Madhuca longifolia)

The Mee tree (Madhuca longifolia) belongs to a Sri Lanka that ran on it. Before imported oils and ch

Fruits & Seeds

Godapara (Dillenia retusa): Sri Lanka's Endemic Natural Shampoo

(Dillenia retusa)

Godapara (Dillenia retusa) is endemic to Sri Lanka — it grows wild nowhere else on earth. Before sha

Fruits & Seeds

Masan (Ziziphus mauritiana): Indian Jujube, the Childhood Fruit

(Ziziphus mauritiana)

Masan (Ziziphus mauritiana) is a fruit most Sri Lankans meet as children, scrumped from a thorny tre

Fruits & Seeds

Thibbotu (Solanum torvum): Turkey Berry, Food First

(Solanum torvum)

Thibbotu (Solanum torvum) turns up on Sri Lankan tables as a slightly bitter curry of small green be

Fruits & Seeds

Domba (Calophyllum inophyllum): Tamanu Oil from the Coastal Tree

(Calophyllum inophyllum)

Domba (Calophyllum inophyllum) leans over Sri Lankan beaches with its thick glossy leaves, dropping

Fruits & Seeds

Jayapala (Croton tiglium): The Purging Croton — Upavisha, and Why It Stays That Way

(Croton tiglium)

Jayapala (Croton tiglium) is classed in Ayurveda as upavisha — semi-poisonous — and the classificati

Fruits & Seeds

Cardamom (Enasal): The Queen of Spices for Digestion

(Elettaria cardamomum)

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is expensive for a reason: the pods must be picked by hand, slightly

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