Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
Herbs for: අක්මා සෞඛ්යය
Fruits & Seeds
Divul (Limonia acidissima): Wood Apple, the Hard-Shelled Fruit of the Dry Zone
(Limonia acidissima)
Divul (Limonia acidissima) is the fruit you crack open with a stone. Behind its grey, wooden shell l
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Leaves
Sarana (Boerhavia diffusa): Punarnava, the Weed That Renews
(Boerhavia diffusa)
Sarana (Boerhavia diffusa) sprawls along roadsides and waste ground with pink-purple flowers no bigg
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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
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Leaves
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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Flowers
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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