Herb Library

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

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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

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

Flowers

Aswenna (Alysicarpus vaginalis): The Traditional Diuretic Herb

(Alysicarpus vaginalis)

Aswenna (Alysicarpus vaginalis) is one of those small plants that most people walk past and cattle e

Fruits & Seeds

Thibbotu (Solanum torvum): Turkey Berry, Food First

(Solanum torvum)

Thibbotu (Solanum torvum) turns up on Sri Lankan tables as a slightly bitter curry of small green be

Leaves

Monarakudumbiya (Vernonia cinerea): The Weed Studied for Quitting Smoking

(Vernonia cinerea)

Monarakudumbiya (Vernonia cinerea) is a weed so ordinary that it grows through cracks in Sri Lankan

Leaves

Kapparawalliya (Plectranthus amboinicus): Indian Borage for Coughs

(Plectranthus amboinicus)

Kapparawalliya (Plectranthus amboinicus) is the plant Sri Lankan households reach for the moment a c

Leaves

Kuppameniya (Acalypha indica): The Cat's Weed, and a Serious Warning

(Acalypha indica)

Kuppameniya (Acalypha indica) is known to most Sri Lankans for something charming: cats dig up its r

Fruits & Seeds

Godapara (Dillenia retusa): Sri Lanka's Endemic Natural Shampoo

(Dillenia retusa)

Godapara (Dillenia retusa) is endemic to Sri Lanka — it grows wild nowhere else on earth. Before sha

Leaves

Pawatta (Justicia adhatoda): Adhatoda, the Herb Behind a Modern Cough Medicine

(Justicia adhatoda)

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

Fruits & Seeds

Thippili (Piper longum): Long Pepper for Digestion and Breathing

(Piper longum)

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

Fruits & Seeds

Bulu (Terminalia bellirica): Bahera and the Third Fruit of Triphala

(Terminalia bellirica)

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

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