Herb Library

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Leaves

Bulath (Piper betle): The Betel Leaf, Honoured Guest and Misunderstood Medicine

(Piper betle)

No plant is woven deeper into Sri Lankan life than bulath (Piper betle). A sheaf of forty betel leav

Leaves

Sera (Cymbopogon citratus): Lemongrass, Citral and a Calming Cup

(Cymbopogon citratus)

Sera (Cymbopogon citratus) is the stalk you bruise and drop into a curry, and the tea you make when

Leaves

Nidikumba (Mimosa pudica): The Touch-Me-Not That Folds Away

(Mimosa pudica)

Nidikumba (Mimosa pudica) is the plant every Sri Lankan child has poked. Touch a leaf and it folds s

Leaves

Karal Heba (Achyranthes aspera): Apamarga, the Backward-Pointing Weed

(Achyranthes aspera)

Karal Heba (Achyranthes aspera) is the weed whose seeds you carry home on your trousers. Its flower

Leaves

Wara (Calotropis gigantea): The Crown Flower and Its Poison

(Calotropis gigantea)

Wara (Calotropis gigantea) grows where almost nothing else bothers to — sand, waste ground, the edge

Leaves

Aruda (Ruta graveolens): Rue — Potent, Traditional, and Not for Children

(Ruta graveolens)

Aruda (Ruta graveolens) sits in pots outside Sri Lankan homes and in the pages of Sri Lankan paediat

Leaves

Walkoththamalli (Scoparia dulcis): Sweet Broomweed and Blood Sugar

(Scoparia dulcis)

Walkoththamalli (Scoparia dulcis) is a weed with a sweet name and a sweet taste — dulcis means sweet

Leaves

Katu Karandu (Barleria prionitis): The Porcupine Flower for Gums

(Barleria prionitis)

Katu Karandu (Barleria prionitis) defends itself with pale spines at every leaf joint — the porcupin

Leaves

Wathusudda (Tabernaemontana divaricata): Crape Jasmine, and the Eye Warning

(Tabernaemontana divaricata)

Wathusudda (Tabernaemontana divaricata) stands in more Sri Lankan gardens than almost any other shru

Leaves

Heen Bopath (Biophytum sensitivum): The Miniature Tree That Folds

(Biophytum sensitivum)

Heen Bopath (Biophytum sensitivum) is one of the loveliest plants in Sri Lanka and one of the smalle

Leaves

Wel Kahambiliya (Tragia involucrata): The Climbing Nettle

(Tragia involucrata)

Wel Kahambiliya (Tragia involucrata) announces itself. Brush past it and the sting arrives instantly

Leaves

Heen Pitiyawakka (Phyllanthus): Stonebreaker, and What Hepatitis B Actually Needs

(Phyllanthus debilis)

Heen Pitiyawakka (Phyllanthus debilis, and its close relatives P. niruri and P. amarus) is a weed th

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