Herb Library

Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.

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Leaves

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

Leaves

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

Leaves

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

Fruits & Seeds

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

Leaves

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

Leaves

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

Roots & Rhizomes

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

Leaves

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

Leaves

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

Leaves

Wel Kahambiliya (Tragia involucrata): The Climbing Nettle

(Tragia involucrata)

Wel Kahambiliya (Tragia involucrata) announces itself. Brush past it and the sting arrives instantly

Leaves

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

Fruits & Seeds

Jayapala (Croton tiglium): The Purging Croton — Upavisha, and Why It Stays That Way

(Croton tiglium)

Jayapala (Croton tiglium) is classed in Ayurveda as upavisha — semi-poisonous — and the classificati

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