Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
Herbs for: Digestion
Karapincha (Murraya koenigii): Curry Leaves Are Not Just Flavour
(Murraya koenigii)
Karapincha (Murraya koenigii) suffers a peculiar fate: it is put into almost every Sri Lankan dish a
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Inguru (Ginger): The Universal Medicine, and What It Is Proven To Do
(Zingiber officinale)
Inguru (Zingiber officinale) earns its Ayurvedic title vishwabhesaj — universal medicine — more hone
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Komarika (Aloe Vera): Excellent on Skin, Complicated to Swallow
(Aloe vera)
Komarika (Aloe vera) sits in a pot by countless Sri Lankan kitchen doors for one very good reason: w
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Aralu (Terminalia chebula): Haritaki and the Triphala Tradition
(Terminalia chebula)
Aralu (Terminalia chebula) carries an unusual reputation: Tibetan medical texts depict it in the han
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Thippili (Piper longum): Long Pepper for Digestion and Breathing
(Piper longum)
Thippili (Piper longum) looks like a small grey catkin rather than a pepper, but one taste settles t
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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
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Karabu Nati (Syzygium aromaticum): Cloves and Eugenol for Toothache
(Syzygium aromaticum)
Karabu nati (Syzygium aromaticum) is one of the few household remedies whose active ingredient your
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Vada Kaha (Acorus calamus): Sweet Flag, and Why Dosage Matters
(Acorus calamus)
Vada kaha (Acorus calamus) sits awkwardly between reverence and risk. Ayurveda classes it as a medhy
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Ceylon Cinnamon (Kurundu): True Cinnamon, Coumarin and the Evidence
(Cinnamomum verum)
Kurundu (Cinnamomum verum) is Sri Lanka's most famous export and the reason European fleets once fou
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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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Masan (Ziziphus mauritiana): Indian Jujube, the Childhood Fruit
(Ziziphus mauritiana)
Masan (Ziziphus mauritiana) is a fruit most Sri Lankans meet as children, scrumped from a thorny tre
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Heen Undupiyaliya (Desmodium triflorum): The Cooling Groundcover
(Desmodium triflorum)
Heen Undupiyaliya (Desmodium triflorum) carpets Sri Lankan lawns and is mown down weekly by people w
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