Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
Herbs for: ආහාර ජීර්ණය
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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Godapara (Dillenia retusa): Sri Lanka's Endemic Natural Shampoo
(Dillenia retusa)
Godapara (Dillenia retusa) is endemic to Sri Lanka — it grows wild nowhere else on earth. Before sha
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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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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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