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04/10/23 1Medicinal Plants Of Sri Lanka

Importance of Medicinal PlantsThe medicinal plants find application in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural and food industry. The use of the medicinal herbs for curing disease has been documented in history of all civilizations. Man in the pre-historic era was probably not aware about the health hazards associated with irrational therapy. With the onset of research in medicine, it was concluded that plants contain active principles, which are responsible, for curative action of the herbs.

Let’s know about Sri LankaFirst…….


Sri LankaSri Lanka is an island country in the northern Indian ocean off the southern coast of the Indian Subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon, Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest across the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait, and the Maldives to the southwest.Lying within the Indomalaya ecozone, Sri Lanka is one of the 25 biodiversity hotspots in the world. Although the country is relatively small in size, it has the highest biodiversity per 10,000 square km in Asia.

Contents Bin kohomba

Kithul

Aththika

Ekaweriya

White Sandalwood


Bin K ohomba

Botanical name: Munronia pinnata Common Name: Bin Kohomba Family: Meliaceae Habitat: shady forests Morphology: annual - branched, erect - running

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Uses Ayurveda:cough,

stomachache & as ingredient in ‘Sudarshana Churna’, ‘Chandraprabha watee’

Allopathy: Tuberculosis, malaria, dysentry, sores

Unani: skin diseases, fever, purification of blood &anti-malarial

Distribution: India, China, Sri Lanka

Propagation: by seeds

Part used: roots & leaves

Special fact: shade loving plant

Status: Rare


K ithuL

Botanical name: Caryota urens Common name: Toddy palm, Wine palm Family: Arecaceae Habitat: evergreen forests Morphology: 15m to 20m tall04/10/23 8Medicinal Plants Of Sri Lanka

Uses Ayurveda: snake-bite

poisoning and rheumatic swellingsUnani: tooth ailments, hair growth

Allopathy: gastric ulcers, migraine,headaches

Served as kithul honey in Sri lankan villages

Distribution: Sri Lanka, Singapore, Myanmar & India


Part used: leaf, branches & seeds

Special fact: ornamental plant especially leaves

Status: Common


Aththika

• Botanical name: Ficus Gulan• Common name: Aththika, Munivan• Family: Moraceae• Habitat: Deciduous• Morphology: 18m tall, fruit bearing


Uses Ayurveda: dysentry,

diabetes, leprosy, asthma

Allopathy: hypoglycemic, antidiuretic, hypolipidemic

Unani: cough, diseases of kidney, improve skin complexion

Distribution: Indian subcontinent, Vietnam


Part used: bark, leaves, fruits

Special fact: It has important place in all religion of India

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Ekaweriya

• Botanical name: Rauvolfia serpentina• Common name: Snakeroot, Sarpagandha• Family: Apocynaceae• Habitat: Moist deciduous to evergreen forests• Morphology: 60 cm high, evergreen,

perennial, flowering with eliptical leaves in the pair of three


UsesAyurveda: reduces

blood pressure, Anti-hypertensive

Unani: anti-hypertensive, hypnotic, anti-dote for venomous reptiles

Allopathy: cures mental disordes, balancing blood pressure, dysentry

Distribution: South and East Asia (from India to China and Indonesia


Part used: rootsSpecial fact: It

saved life of Ptolemy from poisoned arrow.

Status: Common


White San dalwood

• Botanical name: Santalum Album• Common name: Shwet Chandana, Santal• Family: Santalaceae• Habitat: coastal dry forests• Morphology: 4-9 m tall, upright & sometimes

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UsesAyurveda: urinary

tract infections (UTIs), common cold

Unani: fevers, sore mouth and throat

Allopathy: Heatstroke, headache, Liver and gall bladder problems

Distribution: India, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia


Part used: wood, leaves

Special facts: It prevents growth of fungus & bacteria.

Status: Vulnerable


Courtesy

• Google• Wikipedia• Agri blog• Sri Lankan tourism websites• Other Sri Lankan websites


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