Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
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Wathusudda (Tabernaemontana divaricata): Crape Jasmine, and the Eye Warning
(Tabernaemontana divaricata)
Wathusudda (Tabernaemontana divaricata) stands in more Sri Lankan gardens than almost any other shru
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Heen Bopath (Biophytum sensitivum): The Miniature Tree That Folds
(Biophytum sensitivum)
Heen Bopath (Biophytum sensitivum) is one of the loveliest plants in Sri Lanka and one of the smalle
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Wel Kahambiliya (Tragia involucrata): The Climbing Nettle
(Tragia involucrata)
Wel Kahambiliya (Tragia involucrata) announces itself. Brush past it and the sting arrives instantly
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Heen Pitiyawakka (Phyllanthus): Stonebreaker, and What Hepatitis B Actually Needs
(Phyllanthus debilis)
Heen Pitiyawakka (Phyllanthus debilis, and its close relatives P. niruri and P. amarus) is a weed th
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Murunga (Moringa oleifera): What the Drumstick Tree Really Delivers
(Moringa oleifera)
Murunga (Moringa oleifera) grows in the corner of countless Sri Lankan gardens, dropping long ribbed
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Rath Handun (Pterocarpus santalinus): Red Sandalwood, and Why It Is Smuggled
(Pterocarpus santalinus)
Rath Handun (Pterocarpus santalinus) is ground on a stone into a deep red paste and smoothed onto sk
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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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Lunuwila (Bacopa monnieri): Brahmi, and the Evidence for Memory
(Bacopa monnieri)
Lunuwila (Bacopa monnieri) is unusual on this site for a straightforward reason: there are actual ra
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Sudu Handun (Santalum album): White Sandalwood, Scarce and Adulterated
(Santalum album)
Sudu Handun (Santalum album) needs no introduction by smell — one whiff of the ground paste explains
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