Herb Library

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Showing Herbs in Category: Leaves

Leaves

Senehe Kola (Senna alexandrina): The Herbal Laxative That Actually Works

(Senna alexandrina)

Most herbs on this site come with the caveat that their traditional reputation runs ahead of the evi

Leaves

Erabadu (Erythrina variegata): The Red Flower of the Sinhala New Year

(Erythrina variegata)

Erabadu (Erythrina variegata) keeps a calendar. Its scarlet flowers open as April arrives, alongside

Leaves

Kapparawalliya (Plectranthus amboinicus): Indian Borage for Coughs

(Plectranthus amboinicus)

Kapparawalliya (Plectranthus amboinicus) is the plant Sri Lankan households reach for the moment a c

Leaves

Kikirindiya (Eclipta prostrata): Bhringraj, the Hair Herb

(Eclipta prostrata)

Kikirindiya (Eclipta prostrata) is the plant Sri Lankans reach for when hair starts going grey or fa

Leaves

Kuppameniya (Acalypha indica): The Cat's Weed, and a Serious Warning

(Acalypha indica)

Kuppameniya (Acalypha indica) is known to most Sri Lankans for something charming: cats dig up its r

Leaves

Akkapana (Kalanchoe pinnata): The Life Plant and Its Cardiac Glycosides

(Kalanchoe pinnata)

Akkapana (Kalanchoe pinnata) earns its English names — Life Plant, Miracle Leaf — honestly enough: d

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

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