Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
Monarakudumbiya (Vernonia cinerea): The Weed Studied for Quitting Smoking
(Vernonia cinerea)
Monarakudumbiya (Vernonia cinerea) is a weed so ordinary that it grows through cracks in Sri Lankan
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Welmadata (Rubia cordifolia): Indian Madder, the Skin and Dye Root
(Rubia cordifolia)
Welmadata (Rubia cordifolia) has coloured cloth and treated skin for as long as either has been reco
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Senehe Kola (Senna alexandrina): The Herbal Laxative That Actually Works
(Senna alexandrina)
Most herbs on this site come with the caveat that their traditional reputation runs ahead of the evi
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Erabadu (Erythrina variegata): The Red Flower of the Sinhala New Year
(Erythrina variegata)
Erabadu (Erythrina variegata) keeps a calendar. Its scarlet flowers open as April arrives, alongside
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Kapparawalliya (Plectranthus amboinicus): Indian Borage for Coughs
(Plectranthus amboinicus)
Kapparawalliya (Plectranthus amboinicus) is the plant Sri Lankan households reach for the moment a c
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Kikirindiya (Eclipta prostrata): Bhringraj, the Hair Herb
(Eclipta prostrata)
Kikirindiya (Eclipta prostrata) is the plant Sri Lankans reach for when hair starts going grey or fa
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Amukkara (Withania somnifera): Ashwagandha, Stress and Safety
(Withania somnifera)
Amukkara (Withania somnifera) has travelled further than almost any herb on this site. Sold worldwid
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Bim Kohomba (Munronia pinnata): Sri Lanka's Endangered Bitter Endemic
(Munronia pinnata)
Bim Kohomba (Munronia pinnata) is one of the few plants on this site that Sri Lanka could actually l
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Munamal (Mimusops elengi): The Fragrant Flower for Gums
(Mimusops elengi)
Munamal (Mimusops elengi) drops small star-shaped cream flowers that keep their scent long after the
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Kuppameniya (Acalypha indica): The Cat's Weed, and a Serious Warning
(Acalypha indica)
Kuppameniya (Acalypha indica) is known to most Sri Lankans for something charming: cats dig up its r
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Akkapana (Kalanchoe pinnata): The Life Plant and Its Cardiac Glycosides
(Kalanchoe pinnata)
Akkapana (Kalanchoe pinnata) earns its English names — Life Plant, Miracle Leaf — honestly enough: d
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Mee (Madhuca longifolia): The Oil Tree of Old Sri Lanka
(Madhuca longifolia)
The Mee tree (Madhuca longifolia) belongs to a Sri Lanka that ran on it. Before imported oils and ch
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