Herb Library

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Herbs for: ආහාර දිරවීම

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

Fruits & Seeds

Goraka (Garcinia gummi-gutta): The Sour Spice, the Diet Pill, and the Liver Warning

(Garcinia gummi-gutta (syn. G. cambogia))

Goraka (Garcinia gummi-gutta) leads a double life. In Sri Lanka it is a kitchen staple: the smoky, s

Roots & Rhizomes

Sudu Lunu (Allium sativum): Garlic, the Kitchen Medicine With 80 Clinical Trials

(Allium sativum)

Sudu lunu (Allium sativum) is the rare traditional medicine that modern science has tested to exhaus

Fruits & Seeds

Uluhal (Trigonella foenum-graecum): Fenugreek for Blood Sugar — and the Breast Milk Question

(Trigonella foenum-graecum)

Uluhal (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is the small, amber, maple-scented seed that goes into the temper

Fruits & Seeds

Siyambala (Tamarindus indica): Tamarind, the Sour Fruit With a Sweet Pharmacology

(Tamarindus indica)

Siyambala (Tamarindus indica) shades half the temple courtyards and village junctions of the dry zon

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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