Herb Library

Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.

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Bark & Wood

Weniwelgeta (Coscinium fenestratum): The Yellow Vine of Sri Lankan Medicine

(Coscinium fenestratum)

Cut a stem of weniwelgeta (Coscinium fenestratum) and the inside is an astonishing sulphur yellow. T

Bark & Wood

Rasakinda (Tinospora cordifolia): Guduchi, Immunity and the Liver Question

(Tinospora cordifolia)

Rasakinda (Tinospora cordifolia) is called amrita in Sanskrit — the nectar of immortality — and few

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

Leaves

Monarakudumbiya (Vernonia cinerea): The Weed Studied for Quitting Smoking

(Vernonia cinerea)

Monarakudumbiya (Vernonia cinerea) is a weed so ordinary that it grows through cracks in Sri Lankan

Flowers

Bim Kohomba (Munronia pinnata): Sri Lanka's Endangered Bitter Endemic

(Munronia pinnata)

Bim Kohomba (Munronia pinnata) is one of the few plants on this site that Sri Lanka could actually l

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

Roots & Rhizomes

Kalanduru (Cyperus rotundus): Musta, the World's Worst Weed

(Cyperus rotundus)

Kalanduru (Cyperus rotundus) has a genuine claim to being the most troublesome weed on earth — it is

Fruits & Seeds

Siyambala (Tamarindus indica): Tamarind, the Sour Fruit With a Sweet Pharmacology

(Tamarindus indica)

Siyambala (Tamarindus indica) shades half the temple courtyards and village junctions of the dry zon

Leaves

Nika (Vitex negundo): The Five-Leaved Chaste Tree for Pain and Swelling

(Vitex negundo)

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

Roots & Rhizomes

Elabatu / Katuwelbatu (Solanum virginianum): The Thorny Nightshade for Coughs

(Solanum virginianum (syn. S. surattense, S. xanthocarpum))

Elabatu (Solanum virginianum) is the low, viciously spiny weed with purple flowers and yellow marble

Fruits & Seeds

Dummella (Trichosanthes cucumerina): Snake Gourd, the Cooling Vegetable

(Trichosanthes cucumerina)

Dummella (Trichosanthes cucumerina) hangs from village trellises like a bundle of pale green snakes,

Roots & Rhizomes

Diyamitta (Cissampelos pareira): The Velvet-Leaf Vine Tested Against Dengue

(Cissampelos pareira)

Diyamitta (Cissampelos pareira) is a slender climber with soft, heart-shaped leaves that Sri Lankan

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