Herb Library
Browse our comprehensive collection of traditional medicinal plants and herbal remedies.
Herbs for: Wounds
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
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Heen Undupiyaliya (Desmodium triflorum): The Cooling Groundcover
(Desmodium triflorum)
Heen Undupiyaliya (Desmodium triflorum) carpets Sri Lankan lawns and is mown down weekly by people w
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Nidikumba (Mimosa pudica): The Touch-Me-Not That Folds Away
(Mimosa pudica)
Nidikumba (Mimosa pudica) is the plant every Sri Lankan child has poked. Touch a leaf and it folds s
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Karal Heba (Achyranthes aspera): Apamarga, the Backward-Pointing Weed
(Achyranthes aspera)
Karal Heba (Achyranthes aspera) is the weed whose seeds you carry home on your trousers. Its flower
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Domba (Calophyllum inophyllum): Tamanu Oil from the Coastal Tree
(Calophyllum inophyllum)
Domba (Calophyllum inophyllum) leans over Sri Lankan beaches with its thick glossy leaves, dropping
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Heen Bopath (Biophytum sensitivum): The Miniature Tree That Folds
(Biophytum sensitivum)
Heen Bopath (Biophytum sensitivum) is one of the loveliest plants in Sri Lanka and one of the smalle
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Akkapana (Kalanchoe pinnata): The Life Plant and Its Cardiac Glycosides
(Kalanchoe pinnata)
Akkapana (Kalanchoe pinnata) earns its English names — Life Plant, Miracle Leaf — honestly enough: d
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