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Gammiris (Piper nigrum): Black Pepper, Ceylon's Other Great Spice (Piper nigrum) - Sri Lankan medicinal plant
Fruits & Seeds

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

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Elabatu / Katuwelbatu (Solanum virginianum): The Thorny Nightshade for Coughs (Solanum virginianum (syn. S. surattense, S. xanthocarpum)) - Sri Lankan medicinal plant
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

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Iriweriya (Plectranthus zeylanicus): The Fragrant Ceylon Herb Science Rediscovered (Plectranthus zeylanicus (syn. Coleus zeylanicus)) - Sri Lankan medicinal plant
Leaves

Iriweriya (Plectranthus zeylanicus): The Fragrant Ceylon Herb Science Rediscovered

(Plectranthus zeylanicus (syn. Coleus zeylanicus))

Iriweriya (Plectranthus zeylanicus) carries Ceylon in its scientific name and its scent in every Sri

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