Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
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Aswenna (Alysicarpus vaginalis): The Traditional Diuretic Herb
(Alysicarpus vaginalis)
Aswenna (Alysicarpus vaginalis) is one of those small plants that most people walk past and cattle e
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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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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
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Thibbotu (Solanum torvum): Turkey Berry, Food First
(Solanum torvum)
Thibbotu (Solanum torvum) turns up on Sri Lankan tables as a slightly bitter curry of small green be
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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
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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
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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
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Domba (Calophyllum inophyllum): Tamanu Oil from the Coastal Tree
(Calophyllum inophyllum)
Domba (Calophyllum inophyllum) leans over Sri Lankan beaches with its thick glossy leaves, dropping
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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
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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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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
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