Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
Herbs for: Nutrition
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
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Fruits & Seeds
Masan (Ziziphus mauritiana): Indian Jujube, the Childhood Fruit
(Ziziphus mauritiana)
Masan (Ziziphus mauritiana) is a fruit most Sri Lankans meet as children, scrumped from a thorny tre
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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
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Leaves
Murunga (Moringa oleifera): What the Drumstick Tree Really Delivers
(Moringa oleifera)
Murunga (Moringa oleifera) grows in the corner of countless Sri Lankan gardens, dropping long ribbed
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Leaves
Mukunuwenna (Alternanthera sessilis): Sri Lanka's Everyday Leafy Green
(Alternanthera sessilis)
Mukunuwenna (Alternanthera sessilis) is the most unassuming plant on this site and one of the most u
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