Herb Library

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

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Flowers

Kinihiriya (Cochlospermum religiosum): The Buttercup Tree and Katira Gum

(Cochlospermum religiosum)

Kinihiriya (Cochlospermum religiosum) performs an annual act of theatre: it drops every leaf, stands

Roots & Rhizomes

Rathnithul (Plumbago indica): Chitraka, the Fiery Root

(Plumbago indica)

Rathnithul (Plumbago indica) is a handsome shrub with scarlet flower spikes, and beneath it a root t

Fruits & Seeds

Cardamom (Enasal): The Queen of Spices for Digestion

(Elettaria cardamomum)

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is expensive for a reason: the pods must be picked by hand, slightly

Fruits & Seeds

Nutmeg (Sadikka): The Calming Spice That Must Be Measured

(Myristica fragrans)

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is a rare thing among kitchen spices: one where the difference between a

Leaves

Sera (Cymbopogon citratus): Lemongrass, Citral and a Calming Cup

(Cymbopogon citratus)

Sera (Cymbopogon citratus) is the stalk you bruise and drop into a curry, and the tea you make when

Fruits & Seeds

Beli (Aegle marmelos): The Sacred Bael Tree for Digestive Health

(Aegle marmelos)

Beli (Aegle marmelos) may be the only medicine in Sri Lanka that works in both directions. The unrip

Bark & Wood

Kothala Himbutu (Salacia reticulata): The Diabetes Vine Science Took Seriously

(Salacia reticulata)

Kothala himbutu (Salacia reticulata) is that rare thing in herbal medicine: a Sri Lankan folk remedy

Fruits & Seeds

Madan (Syzygium cumini): Jambul, the Fruit With 125 Years of Diabetes Research

(Syzygium cumini)

Madan (Syzygium cumini) stains your tongue purple and your fingers with history. Before insulin exis

Leaves

Bulath (Piper betle): The Betel Leaf, Honoured Guest and Misunderstood Medicine

(Piper betle)

No plant is woven deeper into Sri Lankan life than bulath (Piper betle). A sheaf of forty betel leav

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

Leaves

Thebu (Costus speciosus): The "Insulin Plant" and What the Evidence Really Says

(Costus speciosus (syn. Hellenia speciosa))

Ask any Sri Lankan gardener about thebu and you will hear the same instruction: "one leaf a day for

Fruits & Seeds

Karawila (Momordica charantia): Bitter Gourd and the Diabetes Trials That Disagree

(Momordica charantia)

Karawila (Momordica charantia) is the vegetable Sri Lankan children are bribed to eat and Sri Lankan

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