Herb Library

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

All Herbs Bark & Wood Flowers Fruits & Seeds Leaves Roots & Rhizomes Succulents

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Leaves

(Justicia adhatoda)

Pawatta (Justicia adhatoda) has a distinction that few traditional herbs can claim. Its principal al

Fruits & Seeds

(Piper longum)

Thippili (Piper longum) looks like a small grey catkin rather than a pepper, but one taste settles t

Bark & Wood

(Tinospora cordifolia)

Rasakinda (Tinospora cordifolia) is called amrita in Sanskrit — the nectar of immortality — and few

Fruits & Seeds

(Terminalia bellirica)

Bulu (Terminalia bellirica) is the least famous member of a famous trio. Where aralu and nelli are w

Leaves

(Azadirachta indica)

Neem (Azadirachta indica) is called the village pharmacy for good reason — a single tree supplies a

Leaves

(Centella asiatica)

Gotukola (Centella asiatica) is unusual among medicinal plants in that most Sri Lankans consume it w

Leaves

(Alternanthera sessilis)

Mukunuwenna (Alternanthera sessilis) is the most unassuming plant on this site and one of the most u

Leaves

(Murraya koenigii)

Karapincha (Murraya koenigii) suffers a peculiar fate: it is put into almost every Sri Lankan dish a

Leaves

(Ocimum tenuiflorum)

Maduru Thala (Ocimum tenuiflorum) carries two identities at once. To Ayurveda it is Tulsi, the elixi

Roots & Rhizomes

(Zingiber officinale)

Inguru (Zingiber officinale) earns its Ayurvedic title vishwabhesaj — universal medicine — more hone

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