Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
Beli (Aegle marmelos): The Sacred Bael Tree for Digestive Health
(Aegle marmelos)
Beli (Aegle marmelos) may be the only medicine in Sri Lanka that works in both directions. The unrip
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Kothala Himbutu (Salacia reticulata): The Diabetes Vine Science Took Seriously
(Salacia reticulata)
Kothala himbutu (Salacia reticulata) is that rare thing in herbal medicine: a Sri Lankan folk remedy
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Madan (Syzygium cumini): Jambul, the Fruit With 125 Years of Diabetes Research
(Syzygium cumini)
Madan (Syzygium cumini) stains your tongue purple and your fingers with history. Before insulin exis
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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
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Gammiris (Piper nigrum): Black Pepper, Ceylon's Other Great Spice
(Piper nigrum)
Cinnamon gets the fame, but gammiris (Piper nigrum) built empires too — and Sri Lankan black pepper
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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
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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
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Rathnithul (Plumbago indica): Chitraka, the Fiery Root
(Plumbago indica)
Rathnithul (Plumbago indica) is a handsome shrub with scarlet flower spikes, and beneath it a root t
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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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Nutmeg (Sadikka): The Calming Spice That Must Be Measured
(Myristica fragrans)
Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is a rare thing among kitchen spices: one where the difference between a
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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
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Thotila (Oroxylum indicum): The Indian Trumpet Tree of Dasamula
(Oroxylum indicum)
Thotila (Oroxylum indicum) is unmistakable once you have seen it: a slender tree hung with enormous
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