Herb Library

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Showing Herbs in Category: Leaves

Leaves

(Tabernaemontana divaricata)

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

Leaves

(Biophytum sensitivum)

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

Leaves

(Tragia involucrata)

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

Leaves

(Phyllanthus debilis)

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

Leaves

(Cymbopogon citratus)

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

Leaves

(Piper betle)

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

Leaves

(Costus speciosus (syn. Hellenia speciosa))

Ask any Sri Lankan gardener about thebu and you will hear the same instruction: "one leaf a day for

Leaves

(Boerhavia diffusa)

Sarana (Boerhavia diffusa) sprawls along roadsides and waste ground with pink-purple flowers no bigg

Leaves

(Vitex negundo)

Nika (Vitex negundo) is the shrub Sri Lankan physicians reach for when a joint is hot and swollen. A

Leaves

(Plectranthus zeylanicus (syn. Coleus zeylanicus))

Iriweriya (Plectranthus zeylanicus) carries Ceylon in its scientific name and its scent in every Sri

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