Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Ayurvedic tradition features a rich variety of medicinal plants used for centuries. Sri Lanka has a rich tradition of Ayurvedic medicine, drawing on its indigenous knowledge and a variety of medicinal plants. Here are some notable Ayurvedic medicinal plants found in Sri Lanka:
Eclipta prostrata (Keekirindiya) ෴ කීකිරිඳිය
Eclipta prostrata, commonly known as false daisy, yerba de tago, gunta kalagaraku/gunta galagaraku, karisalankanni, and bhringraj, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is widespread in large parts of the world. This plant has cylindrical greyish roots. The individual flower heads are 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) in diameter with white flowers. The achenes are compressed and narrowly winged. This species commonly grows in humid locations in warm temperate to tropical regions worldwide. It is widespread in India, Nepal, China, Thailand and Brazil.
The plant has traditional uses in Ayurveda.It is bitter, pungent, pungent and dry in taste. In India it is known as Bhangra or Bhringaraj. Wedelia calendulacea is known by the same names, hence white-flowered E. alba is known as white bhangra and yellow-flowered W. calendulacea is known as yellow bhangra. In Southeast Asia, the dried whole plant is used in traditional medicine, although there is no high-quality clinical research showing such uses are effective. In parts of southern India it is used to grind a traditional chutney made from the plants grown in the rice fields
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Ankenda
Acronychia pedunculata -
Beli
Aegle marmelos -
Bakmi
Nauclea orientalis -
Bangwel-geta
Coscinium fenestratum -
Bukinda /Walkinda
Tinospora malabarica -
Bu- kobbe
Allophylus cobbe -
Dodan –kaha
Memecylon capitellatum -
Diyamitta
Cissampelos pareira -
Embul dodan
Citrus aurantium -
Gas nidikumba
Biophytun reinward -
Hintambala
Carmona microphylla -
Goraka
Garcinia cambogia -
Karapincha
Murraya koenigii -
Keppetiya
Croton laccifer -
Kohomba
Azadirachta indica -
Kotikan-bevila
Sida alba -
Kudumiris (Forest paper)
Toddlia asiatica -
Kurundu
Cinnamomum zeylanicum -
Mahakaramba
Carissa carandas -
Muna mal
Mimusops elengi -
Nelli
Phyltanthus emblica -
Puwak
Areca catechu -
Rath mal
Ixora coccinea -
Eepatta / Ruk - anguna
Alangium salviifolium -
Siyambala
Tamarindus indica -
Walangasal / Wal-embilla
Embelia ribes -
Wal Karapincha
Micromelum ceylanicum -
Welangiriya
Paramignya monophylla
Medicinal Plants of Sri Lanka by Nandana Gunaratne and Jayamali Gunarathna
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